ecarin - CISMeF

Preferred Label : ecarin;

MeSH note : cleaves specifically Arg-Ile bond in prothrombin; procoagulant enzyme from Echis carinatus venom which converts prothrombin to thrombin;

MeSH synonym : prothrombin activator (Echis carinatus venom); prothrombin activation fragments, ecarin; echarin; Echis carinatus prothrombin-activating proteins;

Registry Number MeSH : EC 3.4.99.27; EC 3.4.24.-;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C020097;

UMLS CUI

C0058908;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase Domain-Containing Protein 15 [NCIt concept]
- Echis carnatus prothrombin-activating proteinase (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
MeSH indexing information
- enzyme activation [MeSH Descriptor]
- viper venoms [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- endopeptidases [MeSH Descriptor]
Pharmacological action(s)
- fibrinolytic agents [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- ecarin [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Echis carnatus prothrombin-activating proteinase (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- echis carnatus prothrombin-activating proteinase [SNOMED Notion]

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