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The enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is

Correct Answer: thrombokinase

Explanation:

The clotting of blood is a chain reaction initiated by the enzyme thrombokinase produced by the platelets. This causes prothrombin to be converted into thrombin in the presence of  C a + + ion.


Thrombin combines with fibrinogen  to produce fibrin threads which entangles the corpuscles to form the clot.


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