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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006629
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006629
Preferred Name

Hirudins

Definitions
Single-chain polypeptides of about 65 amino acids (7 kDa) from LEECHES that have a neutral hydrophobic N terminus, an acidic hydrophilic C terminus, and a compact, hydrophobic core region. Recombinant hirudins lack tyr-63 sulfation and are referred to as 'desulfato-hirudins'. They form a stable non-covalent complex with ALPHA-THROMBIN, thereby abolishing its ability to cleave FIBRINOGEN. A 65-residue polypeptide from LEECHES.
Synonyms
Hirudin
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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