Hirudin
Chemical compound in leeches / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hirudin is a naturally occurring peptide in the salivary glands of blood-sucking leeches (such as Hirudo medicinalis) that has a blood anticoagulant property.[2] This is essential for the leeches' habit of feeding on blood, since it keeps a host's blood flowing after the worm's initial puncture of the skin.
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Symbol | Hirudin | ||||||||
Pfam | PF00713 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR000429 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 4htc / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
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Hirudin (MEROPS I14.001) belongs to a superfamily (MEROPS IM) of protease inhibitors that also includes haemadin (MEROPS I14.002) and antistasin (MEROPS I15).[3][4]