The amino acid sequence of bothropstoxin-II, an Asp-49 myotoxin from Bothrops jararacussu (Jararacucu) venom with low phospholipase A2 activity

Journal of Protein Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 381-386

  Pereira, M F ^a   Novello, J C ^a   Cintra, A C O ^b   Giglio, J R ^b   Landucci, E T ^a   Oliveira, B ^a   Marangoni, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Bothrops jararacussu; Bothropstoxin II; Myotoxin; Phospholipase A2

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EGG YOLK; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RESIDUE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031800426     PISSN: 02778033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022563401413     Document Type: Article

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