Isolation and characterization of antithrombin peptides from the saliva of Malaysian leeches

• Main Authors: Alaama, Mohammed, Helal Uddin, A.B.M., Mohammad Ghawi, Abbas, Merzouk, Ahmed, Abdualkader, Abdualrahman Mohammed, Awang, Mohamed
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin 2014
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/36520/1/Isolation_and_Characterization_of_Antithrombin_Peptides.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36520/4/36520_Isolation%20and%20characterization%20of%20antithrombin%20peptides_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36520/5/36520_Isolation%20and%20characterization%20of%20antithrombin%20peptides_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36520/; http://www.tjpr.org/vol13_no4/2014_13_4_10.php
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Purpose: To isolate and characterize the antithrombin compounds of Malaysian leeches’ saliva collection (LSC) for use as anticoagulant proteins and peptides. Method: Reversed phase - high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was used to isolate all proteins from LSC. All isolated proteins...