Bovine α-Thrombin (Factor IIa)

Prepared from bovine prothrombin through activation via the prothrombinase complex (FXa, FVa, PL and Ca++). Bovine α-Thrombin purity is >95% by SDS-PAGE. This activated enzyme has a minimum activity of 1,800 NIH units/mg when compared to NIH standard human thrombin.

Buffer composition = 50 mM Sodium Citrate/0.2 M NaCl/0.1% PEG-8000/pH 6.5

*Extinction Coefficient (1%) = 19.5

Molecular Weight= 37,000 daltons