NOVEL THROMBIN-INHIBITORY PROTEIN FROM TICKS

摘要

2121246 9309231 PCTABS00022 The invention relates to a novel thrombin-inhibiting protein from ticks with a molecular weight of some 26000 Dalton and which has the amino acid partial sequences Val-Ala-Lys-Phe-Ala-X-Asn-Ser-Gly-Ser-Glu-Thr-Gly, His-Ala-Y-Phe-Glu, Arg-Val-Ser-Asp-Phe-Glu and Phe-Val-Tyr-Thr-Ile-Glu, in which X and Y may be the same or different and stand for a naturally occurring amino acid. The protein is suitable for combatting diseases.