Ecarin

Ecarin is an enzyme^[1] that is derived from the venom of the Indian saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus,^[2] It is the primary reagent in the Ecarin clotting time test.

References

↑ Pötzsch B, Hund S, Madlener K, Unkrig C, Müller-Berghaus G (June 1997). "Monitoring of recombinant hirudin: assessment of a plasma-based ecarin clotting time assay". Thromb. Res. 86 (5): 373–83. doi:10.1016/S0049-3848(97)00082-0. PMID 9211628.
↑ ecarin at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Hydrolase: proteases (EC 3.4)

3.4.11-19: Exopeptidase

3.4.11	Aminopeptidase Alanine Arginyl Aspartyl Cystinyl Leucyl Glutamyl Methionyl 1 2 O

3.4.13	Dipeptidase 1 2 3

3.4.14	Dipeptidyl peptidase Cathepsin C Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 Tripeptidyl peptidase Tripeptidyl peptidase I Tripeptidyl peptidase II

3.4.15	Angiotensin-converting enzyme

3.4.16	Serine type carboxypeptidases: Cathepsin A DD-transpeptidase

3.4.17	Metalloexopeptidases Carboxypeptidase A A2 B C E Glutamate II

Other/ungrouped	Metalloexopeptidase

3.4.21-25: Endopeptidase

Other/ungrouped: Amyloid precursor protein secretase

3.4.99: Unknown

Staphylokinase

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