Coagulase

Synonyms

Clumping Factor (Staphylococcal)

Clumping Factor, Staphylococcal

Factor, Staphylococcal Clumping

Staphylocoagulase

Staphylococcal Clumping Factor

Staphylococcus aureus clone pSCa2 of Coagulase

Staphylococcus aureus strain 213 of Coagulase

Staphylococcus aureus strain 8325 4 of Coagulase

Staphylococcus aureus strain 8325-4 of Coagulase

Enzymes that cause coagulation in plasma by forming a complex with human PROTHROMBIN. Coagulases are produced by certain STAPHYLOCOCCUS and YERSINIA PESTIS. Staphylococci produce two types of coagulase: Staphylocoagulase, a free coagulase that produces true clotting of plasma, and Staphylococcal clumping factor, a bound coagulase in the cell wall that induces clumping of cells in the presence of fibrinogen.