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Homocysteine is an amino acid. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. When proteins break down, elevated levels of amino acids like homocysteine may be found in the bloodstream. Having elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood (hyperhomocysteinemia) is associated with atherosclerosis and blood clots. It is not possible to get homocysteine from the diet. It must be made from methionine, another amino acid that is found in meat, fish, and dairy products.
Some pathogens secrete enzymes that digest blood clots, while other pathogens secrete enzymes that cause blood to clot. True. (Some pathogens secrete streptokinases or staphylokinases, which digest blood clots. Other pathogens secrete coagulases, which cause blood to coagulate or clot.