Studies of the plasmin system. III. Physical properties of the two plasmin inhibitors in plasma
- PMID: 13587848
- PMCID: PMC2136913
- DOI: 10.1084/jem.108.5.639
Studies of the plasmin system. III. Physical properties of the two plasmin inhibitors in plasma
Abstract
There are two inhibitors of plasmin in the plasma proteins of the human. alpha1-antiplasmin is heat-labile and migrates as an alpha1-globulin on electrophoresis. It combines non-dissociably with plasmin at a rate that depends on temperature. alpha2-antiplasmin is relatively more heat-stable and migrates as an alpha2-globulin on electrophoresis. It combines dissociably with plasmin independently of temperature.
