Identification and molecular cloning of novel trypsin inhibitor analogs from the dermal venom of the Oriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) and the European yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata)

Peptides

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 873-880

  Chen, Tianbao ^a   Shaw, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; cDNA cloning; Mass spectrometry; Trypsin inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN VENOM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FREEZE DRYING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SKIN; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOMBINA; BOMBINA BOMBINA; BOMBINA ORIENTALIS; BOMBINA VARIEGATA;

EID: 0042430593     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(03)00165-7     Document Type: Article

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