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. 1971 Feb;68(2):253–256. doi: 10.1073/pnas.68.2.253

Mechanism of Action of Thrombin on Fibrinogen, I. Synthesis of Fibrinogen-like Peptides, and Their Proteolysis by Thrombin and Trypsin

Rudolf H Andreatta 1,*, Ronald K H Liem 1,†, Harold A Scheraga 1,‡
PMCID: PMC388909  PMID: 5277064

Abstract

In a study of the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and a comparison of this enzyme with trypsin, several fibrinogen-like oligopeptides were synthesized. The hydrolysis of the arginyl-glycine bond in these peptides, by both of these enzymes, is examined and compared.

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