Thrombin-like enzyme from Lachesis muta muta venom: Isolation and topographical analysis of its active site structure by means of the binding of amidines and guanidines as competitive inhibitors

Toxicon

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1549-1559

  Magalhães, Arinos ^a   Monteiro, Márcio Ribeiro ^b   Magalhães, Henrique P B ^a   Mares Guia, Marcos ^b   Rogana, Edyr ^b  

^a FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDINE; BENZAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDINES; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CROTALID VENOMS; GUANIDINE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; THROMBIN; VIPERIDAE;

FELIS CATUS; LACHESIS; LACHESIS MUTA MUTA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0342617584     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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