Biologically Active Substance
plasminogen Audio
plas·min·o·gen [ plaz-min-uh-juhn, -jen ]
Brand Names:
Ryplazim
May Treat:
Conjunctivitis; Skin Diseases, Genetic
More Information:
ChemID; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to plasminogen:
  • Precursor of fibrinolysin (plasmin); a beta-globulin found mostly in association with fibrinogen in plasma; plasminogen activators change it to fibrinolysin.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Precursor of plasmin (FIBRINOLYSIN). It is a single-chain beta-globulin of molecular weight 80-90,000 found mostly in association with fibrinogen in plasma; plasminogen activators change it to fibrinolysin. It is used in wound debriding and has been investigated as a thrombolytic agent.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Plasminogen (PLG) is a glycoprotein (molecular weight 92 kDa) synthesized in the liver, and it circulates in the blood, with a half-life of 2.2 days.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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