Gly bonds in fibrinogen to form fibrin and release fibrinopeptides A and B
Reaction: Selective cleavage of ArgGly bonds in fibrinogen to form fibrin and release fibrinopeptides A and B
Other names: fibrinogenase; thrombase; thrombofort; topical; thrombin-C; tropostasin; activated blood-coagulation factor II; blood-coagulation factor IIa; factor IIa; E thrombin; β-thrombin; γ-thrombin
Comments: Formed from prothrombin. More selective than trypsin and plasmin. In peptidase family S1 (trypsin family). Formerly EC 3.4.4.13
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MEROPS, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9002-04-4
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