Fibrinolysin
A product of the lysis of plasminogen (profibrinolysin) by PLASMINOGEN activators. It is composed of two polypeptide chains, light (B) and heavy (A), with a molecular weight of 75,000. It is the major proteolytic enzyme involved in blood clot retraction or the lysis of fibrin and quickly inactivated by antiplasmins.
Year introduced: 2010, 1963-1992
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Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.656.300.760.330, D08.811.277.656.959.350.330
MeSH Unique ID: D005341
Registry Number: EC 3.4.21.7
Entry Terms:
- Glu-Plasmin
- Glu Plasmin
- Plasmin
- Protease F
- Thrombolysin
- Fibrogammin
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