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The rapid fibrin plate - a method for plasminogen activator assay. 1977

N A Marsh, and P J Gaffney

Most of the technical problems associated with the fibrin plate method have been overcome in recent years with the exception of the long incubation period. This study was carried out to investigate plasminogen-enrichment as a means of shortening this period. Fibrin plates made up to contain 2.0 casein units of added plasminogen each, were opaque, firm, did not lyse spontaneously and yielded biometrically-valid parallel-line assays for streptokinase and urokinase after a 3 hour incubation period. Urokinase assays were more accurate than those for streptokinase probably because of the latter's shallow dose-response curve. Plasminogen-enrichment appears therefore to be a convenient way of producing a "rapid" fibrin plate requiring incubation for 3 hours compared with the usual 16 to 20 hours.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D010450	Endopeptidases	A subclass of PEPTIDE HYDROLASES that catalyze the internal cleavage of PEPTIDES or PROTEINS.	Endopeptidase,Peptide Peptidohydrolases
D010958	Plasminogen	Precursor of plasmin (FIBRINOLYSIN). It is a single-chain beta-globulin of molecular weight 80-90,000 found mostly in association with fibrinogen in plasma; plasminogen activators change it to fibrinolysin. It is used in wound debriding and has been investigated as a thrombolytic agent.	Profibrinolysin,Glu-Plasminogen,Glutamic Acid 1-Plasminogen,Glutamyl Plasminogen,1-Plasminogen, Glutamic Acid,Glu Plasminogen,Glutamic Acid 1 Plasminogen,Plasminogen, Glutamyl
D010960	Plasminogen Activators	A heterogeneous group of proteolytic enzymes that convert PLASMINOGEN to FIBRINOLYSIN. They are concentrated in the lysosomes of most cells and in the vascular endothelium, particularly in the vessels of the microcirculation.	Extrinsic Plasminogen Activators,Plasminogen Activator,Uterine-Tissue Plasminogen Activator,Uterine Tissue Plasminogen Activator
D005337	Fibrin	A protein derived from FIBRINOGEN in the presence of THROMBIN, which forms part of the blood clot.	Antithrombin I
D013300	Streptokinase	Streptococcal fibrinolysin . An enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci. It hydrolyzes amide linkages and serves as an activator of plasminogen. It is used in thrombolytic therapy and is used also in mixtures with streptodornase (STREPTODORNASE AND STREPTOKINASE). EC 3.4.-.	Avelizin,Awelysin,Celiase,Distreptase,Kabikinase,Kabivitrum,Streptase,Streptodecase
D014568	Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator	A proteolytic enzyme that converts PLASMINOGEN to FIBRINOLYSIN where the preferential cleavage is between ARGININE and VALINE. It was isolated originally from human URINE, but is found in most tissues of most VERTEBRATES.	Plasminogen Activator, Urokinase-Type,U-Plasminogen Activator,Urinary Plasminogen Activator,Urokinase,Abbokinase,Kidney Plasminogen Activator,Renokinase,Single-Chain Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator,U-PA,Single Chain Urokinase Type Plasminogen Activator,U Plasminogen Activator,Urokinase Type Plasminogen Activator

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