MeSH definition : A product of the lysis of plasminogen (profibrinolysin) by PLASMINOGEN activators.
It is composed of two polypeptide chains, light (B) and heavy (A), with a molecular
weight of 75,000. It is the major proteolytic enzyme involved in blood clot retraction
or the lysis of fibrin and quickly inactivated by antiplasmins.;
A product of the lysis of plasminogen (profibrinolysin) by PLASMINOGEN activators.
It is composed of two polypeptide chains, light (B) and heavy (A), with a molecular
weight of 75,000. It is the major proteolytic enzyme involved in blood clot retraction
or the lysis of fibrin and quickly inactivated by antiplasmins.