Mr1e, a conotoxin from Conus marmoreus with a novel disulfide pattern

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 391-396

  Wang, Yanfang ^a   Shao, Xiaoxia ^a   Li, Min ^a   Wang, Sumin ^b   Chi, Chengwu ^a,c   Wang, Chunguang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Conotoxin; Conus marmoreus; Disulfide connectivity; Mr1e

Indexed keywords

CONOTOXIN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; DISULFIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONUS SNAIL; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONOTOXINS; CONUS SNAIL; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DISULFIDES; MALE; MICE;

CONUS MARMOREUS; MUS;

EID: 43949134214     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2008.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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