• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Protamine Sulfate

Protamine Sulfate Protamine sulphate; (53597-25-4 (salmine); 9007-31-2 (clupeine))

A mixture of the sulfates of basic peptides extracted from the sperm or roe of fish, usually species of Salmonidae or Clupeidae. It binds with heparin, inhibiting its anticoagulant activity.