Lys-64 of the A chain is involved in the enzymatic activity and neurotoxic effect of β-bungarotoxin

Toxicon

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-185

  Chang, Long Sen ^a   Chu, Yuan Ping ^a   Cheng, Yun Ching ^a   Liou, Jau Cheng ^a   Yang, Chen Chung ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bungarotoxin; Lysine modification; Neurotoxicity; Phospholipase A 2 activity

Indexed keywords

BETA BUNGAROTOXIN; LYSINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; CHICKENS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LYSINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTOXINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; SNAKE VENOMS; XENOPUS;

BUNGARUS FASCIATUS; BUNGARUS MULTICINCTUS;

EID: 11144239325     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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