ANTILYSIN
\ˌantɪlˈa͡ɪsɪn], \ˌantɪlˈaɪsɪn], \ˌa_n_t_ɪ_l_ˈaɪ_s_ɪ_n]\
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A single-chain polypeptide derived from bovine tissues consisting of 58 amino-acid residues. It is an inhibitor of proteolytic enzymes including chymotrypsin, kallikrein, plasmin, and trypsin. It is used in the treatment of hemorrhage associated with raised plasma concentrations of plasmin. It is also used to reduce blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients at high risk of major blood loss during and following open heart surgery with extracorporeal circulation. (Reynolds JEF (Ed): Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, Inc, Englewood, CO, 1995)
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A substance which develops in the blood of an organism that has been rendered immune against a disease, and which neutralizes the lysins produced by the bacteria of the latter, so that the bacteria themselves are destroyed by the alexins. Hence Antilysis, the action of an a.; Antilytic of or pertaining to an a. or to antilysis.
By Alexander Duane
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