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streptodornase

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strep·to·dor·nase  (strpt-dôrns, -nz)
n.
An enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that is used medically, often in combination with streptokinase, to dissolve purulent or fibrinous secretions from infections.
[strepto- + d(e)o(xy)r(ibo)n(ucle)ase.]
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Noun1.streptodornase - an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)
enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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Sda1, which was also acquired by the M1T1 global strain, is a potent streptodornase (streptococcal nuclease) (20) and is not found in most of the other prevalent strains but has been recently reported in an M12 strain (16).
Rise and persistence of global M1T1 clone of Streptococcus pyogenes by Aziz, Ramy K.; Kotb, Malak / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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