Anti-platelet aggregation and anti-blood coagulation activities of dipicolinic acid, a sporal component of Bacillus subtilis natto

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 308-310

  Ohsugi, Tadanori ^a   Ikeda, Shiori ^a   Sumi, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a KURASHIKI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND THE ARTS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood coagulation; Dipicolinic acid; Fibrinolysis; Natto; Platelet aggregation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 37849186040     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.11.308     Document Type: Article

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