Biochemical properties of a bushmaster snake venom serine proteinase (LV-Ka), and its kinin releasing activity evaluated in rat mesenteric arterial rings

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-342

  Weinberg, Maria L D ^a   Felicori, Liza F ^b   Bello, Cynthia A ^b   Magalhães, Henrique P B ^a   Almeida, Alvair P ^a   Magalhaẽs, Arinos ^b   Sanchez, Eladio F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Ezequiel Dias Foundation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bradykinin; Lachesis; Mesenteric arterial ring; Serine proteinase; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; BOVINE KININOGEN; BRADYKININ; BRADYKININ B2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CASEIN; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYLARGININE 4 NITROANILIDE; DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYLLYSINE 4 NITROANILIDE; DIMETHYLCASEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSIDASE; ICATIBANT; INDOMETACIN; KALLIKREIN; KININ; KININOGEN; LV KA PROTEIN; N GLYCOSIDASE F; PLASMIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE; SNAKE VENOM; TISSUE KALLIKREIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HYPOTENSION; LACHESIS MUTA MUTA; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SNAKE; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; VASCULAR RING;

EID: 10944240203     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FPJ04005X     Document Type: Article

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