US Patent 8241864 Method for determining ACE2 activity

Methods of determining ACE2 activity in a sample by reacting the sample with ACE2-binding units immobilized on a solid carrier and specific for a part of ACE2 not involved in the catalytic activity of ACE2. The reaction provides a signal that can be correlated with the ACE2 activity. These methods allow for ACE2 activity in complex solutions, such as bodily liquids or culture supernatants, to be quantitatively determined using the endogenous activity of the enzyme to be quantified by converting a signal-providing substrate.