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plasmin

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plasmin [′plazĀ·mən]
(biochemistry)
A proteolytic enzyme in plasma which can digest many proteins through the process of hydrolysis. Also known as fibrinolysin.


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Textilinin is a novel recombinant peptide that inhibits plasmin, a key enzyme in the fibrinolytic pathway and has potential to reduce blood loss in major surgery.
The plasmin system is also present in milk but to date no investigation has been undertaken to determine if this enzyme can produce angiostatin.
They were surprised to find that this enzyme, nattokinase, has very strong fibrinolytic activity, stronger than that of plasmin or elastase, in vivo.
 
 
 
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