Cholinesterase inhibitory activities of the scorpion Mesobuthus gibbosus (Buthidae) venom peptides

Fabad Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 61-70

  Uçar, Gülberk ^a   Taş, Canan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Buthidae; Butyrylcholinesterase; Inhibition; Mesobuthus gibbosus

Indexed keywords

AMINE; CHOLINESTERASE; ENZYME; ION CHANNEL; NEUROTOXIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE; SCORPION VENOM; SEPHADEX;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE; GEL FILTRATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOUSE FLY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETHALITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SCORPION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 2942706113     PISSN: 13004182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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