plasmin
Sign in to savePlasmin is an important enzyme () present in blood that degrades many blood plasma proteins, including fibrin clots. The degradation of fibrin is termed fibrinolysis. In humans, the plasmin protein (in the zymogen form of plasminogen) is encoded by the PLG gene.
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8 sectionsContents
- Function
- Mechanism of plasminogen activation
- Mechanism of plasmin inactivation
- Pathology
- Interactions
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Plasmin is an important enzyme () present in blood that degrades many blood plasma proteins, including fibrin clots. The degradation of fibrin is termed fibrinolysis. In humans, the plasmin protein (in the zymogen form of plasminogen) is encoded by the PLG gene.
== Function ==