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strep·to·kin·ase

 (strĕp′tō-kĭn′ās, -āz, -kī′nās, -nāz)
n.
A protein, produced by hemolytic streptococci, that converts plasminogen to plasmin and is used as a drug to dissolve blood clots.
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streptokinase

(ˌstrɛptəʊˈkaɪneɪs)
n
(Biochemistry) an enzyme produced by streptococci that causes the fibrin of certain animal species to undergo lysis
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strep•to•ki•nase

(ˌstrɛp toʊˈkaɪ neɪs, -neɪz, -ˈkɪn eɪs, -eɪz)

n.
an enzyme used to dissolve blood clots.
[1945–50]
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Noun1.streptokinase - 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
enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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streptokinase

n estreptoquinasa
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The thrombolytic drugs tested included: alteplase (Cathflo Activase, Genentech, Inc, San Francisco, California), urokinase (Abbokinase, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois), streptokinase (Streptase, Aventis, Paris, France), tenecteplase (TNKase, Genentech, Inc), and reteplase (Retavase, Boehringer Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany).
Application of thrombolytic drugs on clotted blood and bone marrow specimens to generate usable cells for cytogenetic analyses
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The three agents in this category are anistreplase (Eminase) and streptokinase (Streptase), both rated C, and urokinase (Abbokinase).
Anticoagulant use during pregnancy. (Drugs, Pregnancy, and Lactation)
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