Cysteine proteases from the Asclepiadaceae plants latex exhibited thrombin and plasmin like activities

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 304-308

  Shivaprasad, H V ^a   Riyaz, M ^a   Venkatesh Kumar, R ^a   Dharmappa, K K ^a   Tarannum, Shaista ^a   Siddesha, J M ^a   Rajesh, R ^a,b   Vishwanath, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asclepiadaceae; Cysteine proteases; Plasmin like enzymes; Thrombin like enzymes

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; FIBRINOGEN; LATEX;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIADACEAE; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA; BETA CHAIN; BLOOD CLOTTING; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYNANCHUM PUCIFLORUM; FIBRIN CLOT; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PERGULARIA EXTENSA; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCLEPIADACEAE; BLOOD COAGULATION; CYSTEINE PROTEASES; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOLYSIN; LATEX; PLANT PROTEINS; THROMBIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 70349098140     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-008-0290-2     Document Type: Article

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