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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Endopeptidases > Serine Endopeptidases > Venombin A > Ancrod
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Serine Proteases > Serine Endopeptidases > Venombin A > Ancrod
... > Fluids and Secretions > Bodily Secretions > Venoms > Snake Venoms > Viper Venoms > Crotalid Venoms > Ancrod
... > Biological Factors > Toxins, Biological > Venoms > Snake Venoms > Viper Venoms > Crotalid Venoms > Ancrod
... > Complex Mixtures > Venoms > Snake Venoms > Viper Venoms > Crotalid Venoms > Ancrod

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Ancrod  

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Entry terms

  • Agkistrodon rhodostoma Venom Protease
  • Agkistrodon Serine Proteinase

Scope note

  • 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.-.

History note

  • 78; was ARVIN see under ENDOPEPTIDASES 1975-77; ARVIN was see ANCROD 1978-95

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000721

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