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What is Nattokinase ? ::Nattokinase(NK) is a potent fibrinolytic enzyme (anti-blood clotting) found in a traditional Japanese food called NATTO. A fermentation process produces Natto by inoculating Bacillus subtilis natto, a GRAS beneficial bacteria, to cooked soybeans. It is only the natto preparation that contains the specific nattokinase-a protease enzyme. :: The Discovery of Nattokinase ::Dr. Hiroyuki Sumi discovered nattokinase in 1980 while working as a visiting scientist and majoring in physiological chemistry at Chicago University Medical School . Dr. Sumi found what he was looking for when Natto extract was dropped onto artificial thrombus(fibrin) in a Petri dish and allowed it to stand at 37°C. The thrombus around the natto dissolved gradually, and completely dissolved within 18 hours. Dr. Sumi named the newly discovered enzyme Nattokinase, which means enzyme in natto. Sumi commented that nattokinase showed a potency matched by no other enzyme.