Enzyme
plasminogen activator
[ plaz-min-uh-juhn, -jen ak-tuh-vey-ter ]
Definitions related to plasminogen activator:
  • A family of serine proteases that catalyze the proteolytic conversion of plasminogen to plasmin.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Heterogeneous group of proteolytic enzymes that convert plasminogen to plasmin; concentrated in the lysosomes of most cells and in the vascular endothelium, particularly in the vessels of the microcirculation.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A heterogeneous group of proteolytic enzymes that convert PLASMINOGEN to FIBRINOLYSIN. They are concentrated in the lysosomes of most cells and in the vascular endothelium, particularly in the vessels of the microcirculation.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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