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Tenecteplase
A 527 amino acid glycoprotein and the modified form of the naturally occuring human plasminogen activator (tPA) with tissue plasminogen activating activity. Tenecteplase (TNKase) is a serine protease created by introducing substitutions of threonine 103 with asparagine, asparagine 117 with glutamine within the kringle 1 domain, and a tetra-alanine substitution at amino acids 296-299 in the protease domain. TNKase converts fibrin-bound plasminogen to plasmin by cleaving the Arg/Val bond in plasminogen. Plasmin in turn degrades the fibrin matrix of the thrombus mass, thereby helps eliminate blood clots or arterial blockages that cause myocardial infarction. (NCI Thesaurus)
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