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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Serpins » alpha-2-Antiplasmin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Blood Proteins » Serum Globulins » Alpha-Globulins » alpha-2-Antiplasmin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Globulins » Serum Globulins » Alpha-Globulins » alpha-2-Antiplasmin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Glycoproteins » alpha-2-Antiplasmin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Serpins » alpha-2-Antiplasmin
Description
A member of the serpin superfamily found in plasma that inhibits the lysis of fibrin clots which are induced by plasminogen activator. It is a glycoprotein, molecular weight approximately 70,000 that migrates in the alpha 2 region in immunoelectrophoresis. It is the principal plasmin inactivator in blood, rapidly forming a very stable complex with plasmin. MeSH
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