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Definition of Plasmin

1. Noun. An enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots.

Definition of Plasmin

1. n. A proteid body, separated by some physiologists from blood plasma. It is probably identical with fibrinogen.

Definition of Plasmin

1. Noun. (enzyme) A proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots ¹

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Definition of Plasmin

1. an enzyme [n -S] - See also: enzyme

Medical Definition of Plasmin

1. Trypsin like serine protease that is responsible for digesting fibrin in blood clots. Generated from plasminogen by the action of another protease, plasminogen activator. The enzyme catalyses the hydrolysis of peptide bonds at the carbonyl end of lysine or arginine residues. It also acts on activated Hagemann factor and on complement. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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