Medical term:

fibrinolysin


fibrinolysin

 [fi″brĭ-nol´ĭ-sin]
1. plasmin.
2. a preparation of proteolytic enzyme formed from profibrinolysin (plasminogen) by action of physical agents or by specific bacterial kinases; used to promote dissolution of thrombi.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

plas·min

(plaz'min),
A serine proteinase catalyzing the hydrolysis of peptides and of esters of l-arginine and l-lysine and converting fibrin to soluble products; occurs in plasma as the precursor plasminogen (profibrinolysin) and is activated to plasmin by organic solvents, which remove an inhibitor, and by streptokinase, trypsin, and plasminogen activator, all cleaving a single arginyl-valyl bond; plasmin is responsible for the dissolution of blood clots.
Synonym(s): fibrinase (2) , fibrinolysin
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fibrinolysin

(fī′brə-nŏl′ĭ-sĭn)
n.
See plasmin.
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plas·min

(plaz'min)
An enzyme hydrolyzing peptides and esters of l-arginine and l-lysine, and converting fibrin to soluble products; responsible for the dissolution of blood clots.
Synonym(s): fibrinase (2) , fibrinolysin.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

fibrinolysin

An enzyme that can break down FIBRIN.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

plas·min

(plaz'min)
An enzyme responsible for the dissolution of blood clots.
Synonym(s): fibrinase (2) , fibrinolysin.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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