Bufrudin
Direct thrombin inhibitor from the Asian buffalo leech — hirudin homolog described in Hirudinaria manillensis secretome.
Praeklinisch / mechanistischLast updated: 2026-05-26 · Reviewed by ASH Editorial Board
Mechanistic Evidence Box
Preclinical / mechanistic- Page type
- Compound profile
- Evidence type
- Direct thrombin inhibitor from the Asian buffalo leech — hirudin homolog described in Hirudinaria manillensis secretome.
- Evidence level
- Mechanistic discussion
- Drug vs leech
- Purified natural compound
- Safety domains
- Bleeding
Clinical translation limit
Bufrudin is documented mechanistically only; no human evidence. Sequence/structural homology to hirudin does NOT establish clinical anticoagulant efficacy, and no FDA-approved derivative exists.
Molecular Profile
- Category
- Anticoagulant
- Evidence tier
- Preclinical
- Molecular weight
- 7,000 Da
- Source species
- Hirudinaria manillensis
- Discovered
- 1991
Biological Targets
- → thrombin (Factor IIa)
Key Citations
- Electricwala A et al. (1991), Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis · PMID 1773002
- Electricwala A et al. (1993), J Protein Chem · PMID 8397794
External Resources
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