Browsing by Author "Hook, Magnus A."

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    • Decorin binding protein essential peptides and methods of use 
      Hook, Magnus A.; Brown, Eric L. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2003-02-11)
      Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, expresses on its surface a decorin binding protein, DbpA and DbpB. Lysine residues necessary for DbpA binding to decorin and DbpA peptides containing these critical ...
    • Peptide inhibitor of fibrinogen blood clotting 
      Hook, Magnus A.; Yang, Vivian W-C (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2002-07-02)
      A method of inhibiting fibrin clot formation is provided. The decorin protein, peptide, or related fragments are found to bind fibrinogen in the presence of Zinc (Zn2+), thus preventing the formation of fibrin clots. The ...