Term Name: | lepirudin |
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Synonyms: | 1-Leu-2-Thr-63-desulfohirudin, [Leu1, Thr2]-63-desulfohirudin, H-Leu-Thr-Tyr-Thr-Asp-Cys(1)-Thr-Glu-Ser-Gly-Gln-Asn-Leu-Cys(1)-Leu-Cys(2)-Glu-Gly-Ser-Asn-Val-Cys(3)-Gly-Gln-Gly-Asn-Lys-Cys(2)-Ile-Leu-Gly-Ser-Asp-Gly-Glu-Lys-Asn-Gln-Cys(3)-Val-Thr-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Pro-Lys-Pro-Gln-Ser-His-Asn-Asp-Gly-Asp-Phe-Glu-Glu-Ile, Hbw 023, Hbw-023, hirudin variant-1, L-leucyl-L-threonyl-L-tyrosyl-L-threonyl-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-cysteinyl-L-threonyl-L-alpha-glutamyl-L-seryl-glycyl-L-glutaminyl-L-asparagyl-L-leucyl-L-cysteinyl-L-leucyl-L-cysteinyl-L-alpha-glutamyl-glycyl-L-seryl-L-asparagyl-L-valyl-L-cysteinyl-glycyl-L-gl, lepirudin, lepirudin (rDNA), lepirudin recombinant, LTYTDCTESGQNLCLCEGSNVCGQGNKCILGSDGEKNQCVTGEGTPKPQSHNDGDFEEIPEEYLQ, LTYTDCTESGQNLCLCEGSNVCGQGNKCILGSDGEKNQCVTGEGTPKPQSHNDGDFEEIPEEYLQ (disulfide bridge: 6->14; 16->28; 22->39), NH2-LTYTDCTESGQNLCLCEGSNVCGQGNKCILGSDGEKNQCVTGEGTPKPQSHNDGDFEEIPEEYLQ-OH, Refludan |
Definition: | A heterodetic cyclic peptide composed of 65 amino acids joined in sequence and cyclised by three disulfide bridges between cysteine residues 6-14, 16-28 and 22-39. It is a highly specific inhibitor of thrombin and used as an anticoagulant in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:142437] ( EBI ) |