Post-translationally modified neuropeptides from Conus venoms

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-275

  Craig, A Grey ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Pradip ^b   Olivera, Baldomero M ^b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

carboxyglutamate; Bromotryptophan; Conus; Neuropeptide toxins; Post translational modification

Indexed keywords

4 CARBOXYGLUTAMIC ACID; DISULFIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; TRYPTOPHAN; VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BROMINATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SHORT SURVEY; SNAIL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; ION CHANNELS; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSK VENOMS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SNAILS; TYROSINE;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0033198875     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00624.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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