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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Annemarie H. Ralston, Bethesda, MD (US);
William N. Drohan, Springfield, VA (US);
Assignee:
American National Red Cross, Falls Church, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/74 ; A61K 3/848 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/74 ; A61K 3/848 ;
Abstract
A method for the production of thrombin from pure prothrombin is provided by converting pure prothrombin by treating pure prothrombin with sodium citrate in the absence of additional coagulation factors. Preferrably, a solution is used containing about 30% to about 40% sodium citrate.