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Which anticoagulant is present in salivary gland of leech?

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Hementin is the anticoagulant present in the salivary gland of leech. The mechanism of blood incoagulation is done by the cleavage of peptide bonds in fibrinogen. Thus, the active agent called hementin is a proteolytic enzyme.

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