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Tenecteplase

Tenecteplase, sold under the brand name Tnkase among others, is an enzyme used as a thrombolytic drug.

Tenecteplase is a tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) produced by recombinant DNA technology using an established mammalian cell line (Chinese hamster ovary cells). Tenecteplase is a 527 amino acid glycoprotein developed by introducing the following modifications to the complementary DNA for natural human tPA: a substitution of threonine 103 with asparagine, and a substitution of asparagine 117 with glutamine, both within the kringle 1 domain, and a tetra-alanine substitution at amino acids 296–299 in the protease domain.

Tenecteplase was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2000.

Tenecteplase is indicated to reduce the risk of death associated with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and acute ischemic stroke.

Distribution: approximates plasma volume

Metabolism: Primarily liver

Half-life elimination: Biphasic: Initial: 20–24 minutes; Terminal: 90–130 minutes

Excretion: Clearance: Plasma: 99–119 mL/minute

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