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The 'clot buster' produced by Streptococ...

The 'clot buster' produced by Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering is:

A

Lipase

B

Streptokinase

C

Cyclosporin A

D

Antibiotic streptomycin

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B
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. It has fibrinolytic effect. Therefore, it helps in clearing blood clots inside the blood vessels in patients who have undergone myocardial infarction leading to heart attack, through dissolution of intravascular fibrin.
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