Antithrombin protein from hirudinaria manillensis: Preliminary studies on isolation, sequencing of the antithrombin protein and cloning of the desired gene

• Main Authors: Looi, Yat Seong, Abd. Latif, Fazilah, Norbib, Normah, Mohd. Said, Nazlan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/4704/1/LooiYatSeong1997_AntithrombinProteinFromHirudinariaManillensis.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/4704/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Salivary secretions from leeches have been known to possess anticoagulant activity. Studies have been conducted to determine the amino acid sequences and isolation method of this protein. As most studies involved the European leech, Hirudo medicinalis, little studies have been conducted on Hirudinar...