Anticoagulants and their uses

The present invention relates to the identification of a specific inhibitor of the extrinsic clotting pathway from triatomine bugs, which we have designated TEPI (triatomine extrinsic pathway inhibitor). In one embodiment, the polypeptide inhibitor or fragment has a N-terminal sequence: wherein X in...

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Hauptverfasser: MORRIS MICHAEL, MUNRO ROGER, ELECTRICWALA ASGAR, SICARD NILS VON
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to the identification of a specific inhibitor of the extrinsic clotting pathway from triatomine bugs, which we have designated TEPI (triatomine extrinsic pathway inhibitor). In one embodiment, the polypeptide inhibitor or fragment has a N-terminal sequence: wherein X indicates any amino acid sequence residue or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and A represents Ser, Asp or Glu, and preferably Ser.