Elucidation of the solution structure of cardiotoxin analogue V from the Taiwan cobra (Naja naja atra) - Identification of structural features important for the lethal action of snake venom cardiotoxins

Protein Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 637-646

  Jayaraman, Gurunathan ^a   Kumar, Thallampuranam Krishnaswamy Suresh ^a   Tsai, Chung Chu ^a   Srisailam, Sampath ^a   Chou, Shan Ho ^b   Ho, Chewn Lang ^c   Yu, Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiotoxins; Finger shaped projection; Lethal potency; Receptor binding; Solution structure

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

ATRA; NAJA ATRA; NAJA NAJA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034092709     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.4.637     Document Type: Article

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