staphylokinase


staphylokinase

 [staf″ĭ-lo-ki´nās] a bacterial kinase produced by certain strains of staphylococcus; it induces fibrinolysis by converting plasminogen to plasmin.

staph·y·lo·ki·nase

(staf'i-lō-kī'nās), A bacterial nonenzymatic activator of plasminogen; not to be confused with aureolysin.

staph·y·lo·ki·nase

(staf'i-lō-kī'nās) A microbial metalloenzyme from Staphylococcus aureus, with action similar to that of urokinase and streptokinase, which can convert plasminogen to plasmin but requires Ca2+; separated in forms A, B, and C.