agkicetin

isolated from Agkistrodon acutus venom; homologous to other snake venom products of the C-type (Ca(2+)-dependent) lectin superfamily; glycoprotein Ib antagonist; N-terminal amino acid sequence given in first source

Networked: 1 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Lectins: 6782
    - C-Type Lectins: 976
      - agkicetin: 1

Experts

1.	De Meyer, Simon F: 1 article (04/2005)
2.	Deckmyn, Hans: 1 article (04/2005)
3.	Niu, Liwen: 1 article (04/2005)
4.	Teng, Maikun: 1 article (04/2005)
5.	Ulrichts, Hans: 1 article (04/2005)
6.	Vauterin, Stephan: 1 article (04/2005)
7.	Xu, Gufeng: 1 article (04/2005)

Related Diseases

1.	Thrombocytopenia (Thrombopenia) 04/01/2005 - "Another thing of interest is that, although agkicetin-C did not agglutinate platelets in all conditions tested in vitro, it caused a severe thrombocytopenia in rats, suggesting a different mechanism than with flavocetin-A or echicetin."

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	flavocetin A
2.	echicetin