Medical Definition of Ancrod
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An enzyme fraction from the venom of the malayan pit viper, agkistrodon rhodostoma. It catalyses 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.
Pharmacological action: anticoagulant, fibrinolytic agent.
Registry number: EC 3.4.21.28
(12 Dec 1998)
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