thrombin
an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
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It is not yet certain what is the nature of the final reaction between fibrinogen and thrombin.
thrombin, on the other hand, does not exist in living blood, but only makes its appearance there after blood is shed.
The last step in the change is the action of thrombin upon fibrinogen to form fibrin, and the clot is complete.
First, it is found that thrombin becomes converted very quickly into an inactive modification.
The coagulating enzymes, such as thrombin or thrombase (the fibrin ferment) and rennin, which causes the clotting of milk.
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British Dictionary definitions for thrombin
/ (ˈθrɒmbɪn) /
biochem an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot
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Scientific definitions for thrombin
[ thrŏm′bĭn ]
An enzyme in blood that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin and is essential to the coagulation of blood.
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