fibrinopeptide /fi·bri·no·pep·tide/ (fi-brin″o-pep´tīd) either of two peptides (A and B) split off from fibrinogen during coagulation by the action of thrombin.
fibrinopeptide
fi·bri·no·pep·tide (f  br -n -p p td)n. Either of two peptides released from fibrinogen by thrombin. |
fibrinopeptide
[fī′brinōpep′tīd]
Etymology: L, fibra + Gk, peptein, to digest
a product of the action of thrombin on fibrinogen. The enzymatic cleavage responsible for the release of this protein fragment produces fibrin as well as the fibrinopeptides A and B. The latter consist of short peptides derived from the N-terminal ends of the alpha and beta chains of the fibrinogen molecule. See also fibrinogen, thrombin.
fibrinopeptide
either of two peptides (A and B) split off from fibrinogen during blood clotting by the action of thrombin.
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