Biochemical and biological evaluation of gyroxin isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-33

  Barros, L C ^a   Soares, A M ^b   Costa, F L ^c   Rodrigues, V M ^c   Fuly, A L ^d   Giglio, J R ^b   Gallacci, M ^a   Thomazini Santos, I A ^a   Barraviera, S C R S ^a   Barraviera, B ^a   Ferreira Jr , R S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^d FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coagulant activity; Crotalus durissus terrificus; Gyroxin; Neurotoxicity; Serine proteinase

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; BENZAMIDINE; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; CUPRIC ION; GYROXIN; MANGANESE; SNAKE VENOM; THROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTALUS DURISSUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; GEL FILTRATION; GROOMING; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RUNNING; SNAKE; STRETCHING; TACHYPNEA; TOXICITY TESTING;

CROTALUS DURISSUS TERRIFICUS;

EID: 79952786363     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992011000100004     Document Type: Article

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