Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world and our approach
to the control and management of CVD mortality is limited. Nattokinase (NK), the most active …

Subtilisin NAT, commonly known as “nattokinase,” is a fibrinolytic enzyme produced by the
bacterial strain B. subtilis var. natto, which plays a central role in the fermentation of …

Modern food biotechnology is now a billion-dollar industry, producing functional foods and
nutraceuticals that offer a whole host of increased health benefits, including prevention …

Objective Nattokinase (NK), a protease enzyme present in traditional fermented Japanese
food, has shown fibrinolytic properties in vitro as well as in cardiac ischemia. In the present …

Background: Oral anticoagulation with a vitamin K antagonist like warfarin is the standard of
care for thromboprophylaxis after cardiac valve replacement. However warfarin requires …

Nattokinase is a fibrinolytic enzyme identified and isolated in 1987 from a specific Japanese
food called natto (a kind of vegetable cheese). Since its discovery and until now, nattokinase …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the fermented soybean …

Le malattie cardiovascolari (CVD) sono la principale causa di morte nel mondo e il nostro
approccio al controllo e alla gestione della mortalità per CVD è limitato. Nattokinase (NK) …

According to a Japanese legend, about a thousand years ago a man put warm, cooked
soybeans in a rice-straw sack on the back of his horse and rode off. He didn't realize that as …

AspiVita is a dietary supplement that is based on an enzyme extracted by Hiroyuki Sumi
from a traditional Japanese food called natto, from which it derived the nattokinase name of …