Preferred Name

Aminocaproic Acid

Synonyms
Definitions

A synthetic lysine derivative with antifibrinolytic activity. Aminocaproic acid competitively inhibits activation of plasminogen, thereby reducing conversion of plasminogen to plasmin (fibrinolysin), an enzyme that degrades fibrin clots as well as fibrinogen and other plasma proteins including the procoagulant factors V and VIII. Aminocaproic acid competitively reduces the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin by plasminogen activators. It directly inhibits proteolytic activity of plasmin, but higher doses are required than are needed to reduce plasmin formation. Aminocaproic acid is used in the treatment of hemorrhage and prophylactically against hemorrhage, including hyperfibrinolysis-induced hemorrhage and postsurgical hemorrhage.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C47391

CAS_Registry

60-32-2

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:16586

Chemical_Formula

C6H13NO2

code

C47391

Contributing_Source

FDA

definition

A synthetic lysine derivative with antifibrinolytic activity. Aminocaproic acid competitively inhibits activation of plasminogen, thereby reducing conversion of plasminogen to plasmin (fibrinolysin), an enzyme that degrades fibrin clots as well as fibrinogen and other plasma proteins including the procoagulant factors V and VIII. Aminocaproic acid competitively reduces the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin by plasminogen activators. It directly inhibits proteolytic activity of plasmin, but higher doses are required than are needed to reduce plasmin formation. Aminocaproic acid is used in the treatment of hemorrhage and prophylactically against hemorrhage, including hyperfibrinolysis-induced hemorrhage and postsurgical hemorrhage.

FDA_UNII_Code

U6F3787206

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C63923

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C176424

label

Aminocaproic Acid

Legacy Concept Name

Aminocaproic_Acid

NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID

758693

NSC Number

26154

PDQ_Closed_Trial_Search_ID

758693

PDQ_Open_Trial_Search_ID

758693

Preferred_Name

Aminocaproic Acid

prefixIRI

NCIT:C47391

prefLabel

Aminocaproic Acid

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0000608

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C78311

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