Phytohaemagglutinin (PHA or phytohemagglutinin) is a lectin found in plants especially legumes. PHA actually consists of two closely related proteins called leucoagglutinin (PHA-L) and PHA-E. The letters E and L […]
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Tumor necrosis factor alpha
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF cachexin or cachectin and formerly known as tumor necrosis factor alpha or TNFα) is an adipokine involved in systemic inflammation and is a member of a […]
Thrombin
Thrombin (EC 3.4.21.5 fibrinogenase thrombase thrombofort topical thrombin-C tropostasin activated blood-coagulation factor II blood-coagulation factor IIa factor IIa E thrombin beta-thrombin gamma-thrombin) is a serine protease that in humans is […]
Alpha-fetoprotein
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP α-fetoprotein; also sometimes called alpha-1-fetoprotein alpha-fetoglobulin or alpha fetal protein) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AFP gene. The AFP gene is located on […]
Haptoglobin
Haptoglobin (abbreviated as Hp) is the protein that in humans is encoded by the HP gene. In blood plasma haptoglobin binds free hemoglobin (Hb) released from erythrocytes with high affinity […]
Fibrinogen
Fibrinogen (factor I) is a soluble 340 kDa plasma glycoprotein that is converted by thrombin into fibrin during blood clot formation. Fibrinogen is synthesized in the liver by the hepatocytes. […]
Zinc finger
A zinc finger is a small protein structural motif that is characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions in order to stabilize the fold. Originally coined to […]
Vasopressin
Vasopressin also known as arginine vasopressin (AVP) antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or argipressin is a neurohypophysial hormone found in most mammals. Its two primary functions are to retain water in the […]
Secretin
Secretin is a hormone that regulates water homeostasis throughout the body and influences the environment of the duodenum by regulating secretions in the stomach and pancreas. Secretin is produced in […]
Erythropoietin
Erythropoietin also known as erythropoetin or erthropoyetin (/ɨˌrɪθrɵˈpɔɪ.ɨtɨn/ /ɨˌrɪθrɵˈpɔɪtən/ and /ɨˌriːθrɵ-/) or EPO is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis or red blood cell production. It is a cytokine (protein […]