The patient being seen for the 3-month blood pressure check states recently developing a dry persistent cough. Upon review of the patient's medication list, the health care provider notices that the patient is taking enalapril. The health care provider knows this side effect is triggered by which mechanism of action?
a. the degradation of bradykinin and the stimulation of prostaglandin
b. the influx of calcium into the respiratory smooth muscle
c. the inhibition of calcium into the cardiac muscle
d. an antagonism of effect on the beta-1 selective adrenoceptor antagonists