Antibacterial activity of snake, scorpion and bee venoms: A comparison with purified venom phospholipase A2 enzymes

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 650-659

  Samy, R Perumal ^a   Gopalakrishnakone, P ^a,b   Thwin, M M ^a   Chow, T K V ^a   Bow, H ^a   Yap, E H ^a   Thong, T W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; L amino acid oxidase; Phospholipase A2; Toxins; Venoms

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIBIOTICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PURIFICATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CRUDE VENOMS; L-AMINO ACID OXIDASE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; S. AUREUS; SNAKE VENOMS; TOXIN; VENOM;

ENZYMES;

AMINO ACID OXIDASE; BEE VENOM; CHLORAMPHENICOL; PENICILLIN G; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SCORPION VENOM; SNAKE VENOM; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; TOXIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG POTENCY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACANTHOPHIS PRAELONGUS; APOIDEA; CROTALUS ADAMANTEUS; DABOIA RUSSELLII RUSSELLII; DABOIA RUSSELLII SIAMENSIS; ELAPIDAE; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLOYDIUS HALYS; NAJA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDECHIS; PSEUDECHIS AUSTRALIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCORPIONES; SERPENTES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 33847078436     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03161.x     Document Type: Article

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