Antimicrobial activity of an l-amino acid oxidase isolated from bothrops leucurus snake venom

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 614-622

  Torres, A F C ^a   Dantas, R T ^a   Menezes, R R P P B ^a   Toyama, M H ^b   Filho, E D ^c   Oliveira, M F ^a   Nogueira, N A P ^a   Oliveira, M R ^d   Monteiro, H S A ^a   Martins, A M C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bothrops leucurus; L amino oxidase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID OXIDASE; SNAKE VENOM;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOTHROPS LEUCURUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; EPIMASTIGOTE; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE; SNAKE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTHROPS LEUCURUS; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA SP.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 78650332067     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992010000400012     Document Type: Article

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