A patient who is suffering from myocardial infarction is given a clot buster as part of his treatment. Mention the clot buster administered and its microbial source.
- Pragya Singh
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- Rinki Gupta
- Query: 3 / Answer: 5
Streptokinase (Tissue Plasminogen Activator or TPA) is an enzyme obtained from the cultures of some haemolytic bacterium Streptococcus and modified genetically to function as clot buster. Clot buster is used for removing clots from the blood vessels of patients who have undergone myocardial infarction.
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