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US 5,182,113 AGranted
Factor Xa inibitor from leech and pharmaceutical compositions containing same
AssigneeBio-Technology General Corp.
InventorsMeir Rigbi, Craig M. Jackson
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Abstract
A novel anticoagulant/modulator factor isolated from the saliva of the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis, specifically inhibiting bovine Xa factor but not inhibiting bovine thrombin.
Claims9
A protein isolated from the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis which specifically inhibits bovine Factor Xa but does not inhibit bovine thrombin and has a molecular weight in the range of 10-30 kD.
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