nhibition of this enzyme led to reduced shedding of ACE2. GW280264X (10; Figure 6) was found to be a specific inhibitor of ADAM‐induced shedding of ACE2 at 1 nM. 84 Two TACE inhibitors, TAPI‐0 (11) and TAPI‐2 (12; Figure 6), reduced ACE2 shedding, with IC