Biology:Haementeria officinalis
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Short description: Species of annelid
| Haementeria officinalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Rhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Glossiphoniidae |
| Genus: | Haementeria |
| Species: | H. officinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Haementeria officinalis de Filippi, 1849
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Haementeria officinalis is a species of leeches found in Mexico. Its salivary glands produce the protein antistasin, which prevents blood clotting by inhibiting factor Xa.[1][2]
See also
- Direct factor Xa inhibitor
References
- ↑ "Haementeria officinalis de Filippi, 1849". Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG). https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10979315.
- ↑ Dunwiddie, C.; Thornberry, N. A.; Bull, H. G.; Sardana, M.; Friedman, P. A.; Jacobs, J. W.; Simpson, E. (1989). "Antistasin, a leech-derived inhibitor of factor Xa. Kinetic analysis of enzyme inhibition and identification of the reactive site". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 264 (28): 16694–16699. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)84761-0. PMID 2777803.
Wikidata ☰ Q5097262 entry
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