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MeSH Supplementary: ecarin
Unique ID: C020097
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C020097
Entry Term(s): Echis carinatus prothrombin-activating proteins; echarin; prothrombin activation fragments, ecarin; prothrombin activator (Echis carinatus venom)
Pharm Action: Fibrinolytic Agents
Previous Indexing: *GLYCOPROTEINS (78-82); PROTHROMBIN (76-82); *PROTHROMBIN (78-82); SNAKE VENOMS (76-79)
Heading Mapped to: *Endopeptidases
Frequency: 125
Note: cleaves specifically Arg-Ile bond in prothrombin; procoagulant enzyme from Echis carinatus venom which converts prothrombin to thrombin
Source: J Biochem (Tokyo):83(2):559;1978; J Biol Chem 254(18):8751;1879; Thromb Res 15(1-2):143;1979; Thromb Res 15(1-2):27;1979; Thromb Res 7(4):611;1975
Indexing Information: Enzyme Activation; Viper Venoms
Date of Entry: 1976/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/10

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