Description
This fibrinogen binding peptide has a sequence of EHIPA; it mimic the fibrinogen binding domain of GP IIb/IIIa, preventing fibrinogen-platelet binding; it may exhibit antithrombotic activity.
References
Gartner TK, Loudon R, Taylor DB. The peptides APLHK, EHIPA and GAPL are hydropathically equivalent peptide mimics of a fibrinogen binding domain of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1991 Nov 14;180(3):1446-52. PMID: 1953789.