Enzyme
streptokinase Audio
strep·to·ki·nase [ strep-toh-kahy-neys, -neyz, -kin-eys, -eyz ]
Effect:
Increased Thrombolysis
May Treat:
Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Myocardial Infarction; Pulmonary Embolism; Venous Thrombosis
Definitions related to streptokinase:
  • A thrombolytic (clot-dissolving) agent designed to dissolve the blood clots that block an artery during a heart attack or stroke.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • NonEC; enzyme elaborated by hemolytic streptococci which produces fibrinolysis by activating plasminogen to plasmin; it is used as a thrombolytic agent.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Streptococcal fibrinolysin. An enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci. It hydrolyzes amide linkages and serves as an activator of plasminogen. It is used in thrombolytic therapy and is used also in mixtures with streptodornase (STREPTODORNASE AND STREPTOKINASE). EC 3.4.-.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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