Which enzyme is required for the conversion of inactive substance prothrombin into thrombin? |
Fibrin. Fibrinogens. Thrombokinase. Albumins. |
Thrombokinase. |
The correct answer is Option (3) -Thrombokinase. Dark reddish brown scum formed at the site of a cut or an injury over a period of time. It is a clot or coagulam formed mainly of a network of threads called fibrins in which dead and damaged formed elements of blood are trapped. Fibrins are formed by the conversion of inactive fibrinogens in the plasma by the enzyme thrombin. Thrombins, in turn are formed from another inactive substance present in the plasma called prothrombin. An enzyme complex, thrombokinase, is required for the above reaction. This complex is formed by a series of linked enzymic reactions (cascade process) involving a number of factors present in the plasma in an inactive state. |