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Preferred Name

Protein C Concentrate

Synonyms

Protein C (Homo sapiens)

Protein C Human

Protein C Concentrate

Protein C human

Ceprotin

PROTEIN C

Protexel

Definitions

A concentrate of protein C, a vitamin K-dependent, heterodimeric plasma glycoprotein and serine protease that is normally synthesized in the liver, that can be used as an anticoagulant in patients with congenital protein C deficiency. Upon intravenous administration, protein C concentrate replaces missing endogenous protein C. Protein C is converted by the thrombin/thrombomodulin-complex on the endothelial cell surface to activated Protein C (APC). APC inactivates factors Va and VIIIa, which leads to a decrease in thrombin formation. APC also has profibrinolytic effects. The protein C pathway plays an important role in the regulation of blood coagulation.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C87607

CAS_Registry

60202-16-6

code

C87607

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C201600

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

HemOnc

DEFINITION

A concentrate of protein C, a vitamin K-dependent, heterodimeric plasma glycoprotein and serine protease that is normally synthesized in the liver, that can be used as an anticoagulant in patients with congenital protein C deficiency. Upon intravenous administration, protein C concentrate replaces missing endogenous protein C. Protein C is converted by the thrombin/thrombomodulin-complex on the endothelial cell surface to activated Protein C (APC). APC inactivates factors Va and VIIIa, which leads to a decrease in thrombin formation. APC also has profibrinolytic effects. The protein C pathway plays an important role in the regulation of blood coagulation.

FDA_UNII_Code

3Z6S89TXPW

FULL_SYN

Protein C (Homo sapiens)

Protein C Human

Protein C Concentrate

Protein C human

Ceprotin

PROTEIN C

Protexel

label

Protein C Concentrate

Preferred_Name

Protein C Concentrate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C87607

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C1949480

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C263

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