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| Title: | The intriguing world of prothrombin activators from snake venom | Authors: | Kini, R.M. | Keywords: | Anticoagulant Blood clotting Factor Xa Procoagulant proteins Prothrombin activator Prothrombinase complex Serine proteinase |
Issue Date: | 15-Jun-2005 | Citation: | Kini, R.M. (2005-06-15). The intriguing world of prothrombin activators from snake venom. Toxicon 45 (8) : 1133-1145. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.02.019 | Abstract: | Activation of prothrombin to mature thrombin occurs by the proteolytic action of the prothrombinase complex consisting of a serine proteinase factor Xa, and cofactors factor Va, Ca2+ ions and phospholipids. Several exogenous prothrombin activators are found in snake venom. They are classified into four groups based on their cofactor requirements. Group A and B prothrombin activators are metalloproteinases whereas group C and D prothrombin activators are serine proteinases. Group C prothrombin activators resemble the mammalian factor Xa-factor Va complex, while Group D activators are structurally and functionally similar to factor Xa. This review provides a detailed description of the current knowledge on all prothrombin activators and highlights several intriguing questions that are yet to be answered. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | Source Title: | Toxicon | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/102558 | ISSN: | 00410101 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.02.019 |
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