title: [Staphylokinase--a specific plasminogen activator].
abstract: Staphylokinase is a 135 amino acid protein produced by certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus. It belongs to fibrin-specific plasminogen activator. Staphylokinase converts plasminogen--the inactive proenzyme--to the plasmin, which dissolves the fibrin of a blood clots. This review will focus on the biochemical and thrombolytic properties of staphylokinase and its derivatives, which would make use of treatment in acute myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Biochemii Medycznej, Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi, Lódź. elroz2@interia.pl
authors.forename: Elibieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rozpończyk
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szemraj
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malinowski
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rozpończyk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005341:Fibrinolysin / Q000378:metabolism; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010958:Plasminogen; D013300:Streptokinase; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D005341:Fibrinolysin; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C022653:auR protein, Staphylococcus aureus