Staphylokinase
staphylokinase staph·y·lo·ki·nase (stāf’ə-lō-kī’nās’, -nāz’, -kĭn’ās’, -āz’)
n.
A enzyme from Staphylococcus aureus that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin.
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