“…Merck (West Point, PA, USA) provided tirofiban hydrochloride (Aggrastat ® ; l ‐tyrosine‐ N ‐[butylsulfonyl]‐ O ‐[‐4–4(piperidinebutyl)] monohydrochloride); concentrations were determined spectrally [32,33]. DuPont Pharmaceuticals (Wilmington, DE, USA) provided the roxifiban metabolites XV549 (methyl N 3 ‐[2‐{3‐(4‐formamidino‐phenyl)‐isoxazolin‐5(R)‐yl}‐acetyl]‐ N 2 ‐(1‐butyloxycarbonyl)‐2,3‐(S)‐diaminopropionate) [34], XP280, the benzene sulfonate salt of XV459 [35], and orbofiban (ethyl 3‐[[[[1‐[4(aminoiminomethyl)phenyl]‐2‐oxo‐3S pyrrolidinyl]amino]carbonyl]amino]‐propanoate, acetate salt) [36]; concentrations were determined by dry weight. Highly purified human fibrinogen was purchased from American Diagnostica (Greenwich, CT, USA) and highly purified human α ‐thrombin from Sigma Chemicals (St Louis, MO, USA).…”