Enzymological characterization of FIIa, a fibrinolytic enzyme from Agkistrodon acutus venom

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1474-1478

  Liang, Xiu Xia ^a   Zhou, Ying Na ^a   Chen, Jia Shu ^a   Qiu, Peng Xin ^a   Chen, Hui Zhen ^a   Sun, Huan Huan ^a   Wu, Yu Ping ^a   Yan, Guang Mei ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agkistrodon acutus; Fibrinolysis; Metalloproteinase; Snake venoms

Indexed keywords

ALPHA,BETA FIBRINOGENASE; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CHELATING AGENT; CYSTEINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SNAKE VENOM; SOYBEAN TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; THROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION;

AGKISTRODON; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BETA CHAIN; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FIBRINOGENOLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AGKISTRODON; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORIDES; CROTALID VENOMS; CYSTEINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; METALLOPROTEASES; POTASSIUM; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 29044441746     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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