MeSH definition : 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.-.;
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.-.