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Characterization of a heparin binding site on the heavy chain of factor XI.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 20 Nov 1998
Zhao M, Abdel-Razek T, Sun M F, Gailani D
Abstract excerpt
The glycosaminoglycan heparin enhances several reactions involving coagulation factor XI (FXI) including activation of FXI by factor XIIa, thrombin, and autoactivation; and inactivation of activated FXI (FXIa) by serine protease inhibitors. We examined the effect of heparin on inhibition of FXIa by the inhibitors C1-inhibitor (C1-INH) and antithrombin III (ATIII). Second order rate constants for inhibition in the...
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