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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Complex Mixtures [D20] » Venoms » Snake Venoms » Viper Venoms » Crotalid Venoms » Ancrod
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biological Factors [D23] » Toxins, Biological » Venoms » Snake Venoms » Viper Venoms » Crotalid Venoms » Ancrod
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Enzymes » Hydrolases » Peptide Hydrolases » Endopeptidases » Serine Endopeptidases » Venombin A » Ancrod
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Enzymes » Hydrolases » Peptide Hydrolases » Serine Proteases » Serine Endopeptidases » Venombin A » Ancrod
Description
An enzyme fraction from the venom of the Malayan pit viper, Agkistrodon rhodostoma. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of a number of amino acid esters and a limited proteolysis of fibrinogen. It is used clinically to produce controlled defibrination in patients requiring anticoagulant therapy. EC 3.4.21.-. MeSH
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