Serine Proteases
Mode of
action:
Proteolytic
enzymes belonging to trypsin family
Acts on its substrate by hydrolyzing peptide bonds to form small polypeptide
products
Is itself activated from zymogen to enzyme form by action of another protease
Factors that are serine proteases:
Prothrombin
Factor
VII
Factor
IX
Factor
X
Factor
XI
Factor
XII
Prekallikrein