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anfibatide

anfibatide noun: an antithrombotic agent binding to the GPIbα subunit of the glycoprotein Ib-IX-V complex, purified from the venom of the sharp-nosed viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus).

Noun

anfibatide (uncountable)

  1. An antithrombotic agent binding to the GPIbα subunit of the glycoprotein Ib-IX-V complex, purified from the venom of the sharp-nosed viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus).
    • Anfibatide is an anticoagulant C-type lectin-like protein purified from the venom of the sharp-nosed viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus). […] The anticoagulant activity of anfibatide is due to its strong binding to human platelet glycoprotein Ib α-chain (GPIbα), which inhibits the binding of GPIbα with...2022 June 10, Oliveira, A.L., Viegas, M.F., da Silva, S.L. et al., “The chemistry of snake venom and its medicinal potential”, in Nature Reviews Chemistry, volume 6, →DOI, page 462

Questions about anfibatide

What does anfibatide mean?
Anfibatide means an antithrombotic agent binding to the GPIbα subunit of the glycoprotein Ib-IX-V complex, purified from the venom of the sharp-nosed viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus).
What part of speech is anfibatide?
Anfibatide is a noun.

Words near anfibatide in the dictionary

  1. anexic
  2. Anez
  3. Anezeh
  4. Anezehs
  5. ANF
  6. anfibatide
  7. Anfield
  8. Anfinson
  9. Anfinsons
  10. ANFO
  11. anfractuose

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