antithrombin
adj.
against thrombin (Medicine)
Antithrombin
Antithrombin is a small protein molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the
coagulation system. It is a
glycoprotein produced by the
liver and consists of 432 amino acids. It contains three
disulfide bonds and a total of four possible
glycosylation sites. α-antithrombin is the dominant form of antithrombin found in
blood plasma and has an oligosaccharide occupying each of its four glycosylation sites. A single glycosylation site remains consistently un-occupied in the minor form of antithrombin, β-antithrombin.
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Antithrombin
Antithrombin (das)
n.
antithrombin, against thrombin (Medicine)
antithrombin
noun
substance present in the blood which prevents clotting