A novel inhibitor of human platelet aggregation, named variabilin, was isolated from salivary
glands of the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis using a combination of gel filtration and high …

Savignygrin, a platelet aggregation inhibitor that possesses the RGD integrin recognition
motif, has been purified from the soft tick Ornithodoros savignyi. Two isoforms with similar …

The discovery, purification, and characterization of decorsin, a protein isolated from the
North American leech Macrobdella decora, are described. Decorsin acts as an antagonist of …

The purification, complete amino acid sequence, and biological activity are described for
several homologous snake venom proteins that are platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb-IIIa …

Revised Manuscript Received February 14, 1991 abstract: Albolabrin is a 73 amino acid
peptide isolated from the venom of Trimeresurus albolabris. It contains an RGD sequence …

Revised Manuscript Received February 6, 1992 abstract: The purification, complete amino
acid sequence, functional activity, and structural modeling are described for mambin, a …

Salivary gland lysates of the deerfly (genusChrysops) contain chrysoptin, an inhibitor of ADP-
induced platelet aggregation, which presumably assists the fly in obtaining a blood meal …

A platelet glycoprotein IIb-IIIa (GP IIb-IIIa) antagonist, salmosin, was purified to homogeneity
from Korean snake (Agkistrodon halys brevicaudus) venom by means of chromatographic …

A novel family of RGD-containing molecules (Tablysin-15) has been molecularly
characterised from the salivary gland of the haematophagous horsefly Tabanus yao …

The purification and characterization of six isoforms of ornatin, potent glycoprotein IIb‐IIIa
(GP IIb‐IIIa) antagonists and platelet aggregation inhibitors are described. These isoforms …