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desmoteplase

desmoteplase noun: a chemical found in the saliva of vampire bats that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, used as a thrombolytic.

Noun

desmoteplase (uncountable)

  1. A chemical found in the saliva of vampire bats that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, used as a thrombolytic.
    • The Danish drug group H. Lundbeck has a deal with Paion to market desmoteplase in countries outside the United States and Canada, where Forest has the rights.2007 June 1, Reuters, “Experimental Stroke Drug Fails Late-Stage Trial”, in New York Times

Origin of desmoteplase

From desmo- + -teplase (“tissue-type plasminogen activator”).

Questions about desmoteplase

What does desmoteplase mean?
Desmoteplase means a chemical found in the saliva of vampire bats that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, used as a thrombolytic.
What part of speech is desmoteplase?
Desmoteplase is a noun.

Words near desmoteplase in the dictionary

  1. desmosterols
  2. desmostylian
  3. desmostylians
  4. desmostylid
  5. desmostylids
  6. desmoteplase
  7. desmotomies
  8. desmotomy
  9. desmotubule
  10. desmotubules
  11. desmoyokin

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