Tetragalacturonic acid hydroxymethylester is a local antihemorrhagic. It is derived from apple pectin. It is not used clinically, but research in the 1970s suggests that pectin and analogues may inhibit fibrinolysis in vitro.[1]
References
- ^ Verstraete M (1979). "Haemostatic agents". Side Effects of Drugs Annual. 3: 281–289. doi:10.1016/S0378-6080(79)80041-0. ISBN 9780444900722.
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