3 results match your criteria: "National Institute for Biological Standard and Control[Affiliation]"
Activity Regulation by Fibrinogen and Fibrin of Streptokinase from Streptococcus Pyogenes.
PLoS One
August 2017
Biotherapeutics Section, National Institute for Biological Standard and Control, South Mimms, Herts, United Kingdom.
Article Synopsis
- Streptokinase is a protein produced by certain streptococci bacteria that activates plasminogen, leading to the formation of plasmin, which aids in bacterial spread and has therapeutic uses in dissolving blood clots.
- Research has examined two types of streptokinase—one from group C (rSK-H46A) and another from group A (rSK-M1GAS)—to compare their mechanisms of action and their effectiveness in generating plasmin in the presence of fibrinogen.
- Findings indicate that rSK-M1GAS is significantly more effective in this plasmin generation process than other thrombolytic agents, raising questions about how these interactions with fibrin and fibrinogen could inform new treatments
Putting cells to sleep for future science.
Nat Biotechnol
April 2014
The Scottish Association for Marine Science, Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll, UK.
Molecular characterization of an HIV type 1 isolate from Burundi.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
August 1995
National Institute for Biological Standard and Control, AIDS Collaborating Centre, South Mimms, Potters Bar, UK.