streptokinase

Noun

Meaning

an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cox enzyme complement accelerator ferment pepsin papain catalyst plasmin pepsinogen urokinase amylase catalase activase chymosin
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Hypernyms

enzyme

Close letter words and terms

streptogramin A streptogramin B streptogrisin streptolydigin streptolysin streptolysis