The present invention relates to Saxatilin, a protein derived from the venom
of a Korean snake, Agkistrodon saxatilis emelianov, a process for preparing
Saxatilin, and pharmaceutical application of the same as anti-platelet aggregation
agent and anti-tumor agent. The present inventors purified Saxatilin from the venom
of Agkistrodon saxatilis emelianov, cloned its cDNA, and prepared recombinant
Saxatilin by culturing a microorganism transformed with an expression vector containing
the cDNA. Saxatilin effectively suppresses the platelet aggregation and angiogenesis
of tumor cells, which makes possible its practical application as an active ingredient
of anti-platelet agent and anti-tumor agent.