L-amino acid oxidase from Trimeresurus jerdonii snake venom: Purification, characterization, platelet aggregation-inducing and antibacterial effects

Journal of Natural Toxins

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 345-352

  Lu, Qiu Min ^a   Wei, Qin ^a   Jin, Yang ^a   Wei, Ji Fu ^a   Wang, Wan Yu ^a   Xiong, Yu Liang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID OXIDASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SNAKE VENOM; TRIMERESURUS VENOMS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RABBIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROTALID VENOMS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; L-AMINO ACID OXIDASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLATELET AGGREGATION; RABBITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERPENTES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRIMERESURUS; TRIMERESURUS JERDONII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036910432     PISSN: 10588108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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