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Thromb Haemost 1978; 39(03): 616-563
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646735
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Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Inhibition of Urokinase by Complex Formation with Human Antithrombin III in Absence and Presence of Heparin

Inge Clemmensen
The Department of Clinical Chemistry, Hvidovre Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
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Received 28 July 1977

Accepted 24 November 1977

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12 July 2018 (online)

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Human antithrombin III was purified from fresh human plasma by affinity chromatography on heparin-Sepharose®, affinity chromatography on concanavalin A Sepharose®, gel filtration on Ultrogel® AcA 34, ion exchange chromatography on DEAE A-50 Sephadex® and preparative agarose gel electrophoresis. The hydrolytic activity of urokinase (plasminogen activator from urine) on acetyl-glycyl-L-lysine methyl ester acetate (Ac-gly-lys-OMe Ac) was inhibited by antithrombin III in a slow time-dependent manner. Heparin accelerated the reaction between activator and inhibitor. Inhibition of catalytic activity was associated with the formation of an 1:1 molar complex between activator and inhibitor as revealed by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The complex was also demonstrated by crossed Immunoelectrophoresis against anti-antithrombin III.

 

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