A new scenario of bioprospecting of Hymenoptera venoms through proteomic approach

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 364-377

  Santos, L D ^a   Pieroni, M ^b   Menegasso, A R S ^a   Pinto, J R A S ^a   Palma, M S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOROCABA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergens; Hyaluronoglucosaminidase; Hymenoptera; Mass spectrometry; Phospholipase A1; Proteomics; Venoms; Wasp venom antigen 5

Indexed keywords

ADOLAPIN; ANTIGEN; ANTIGEN 5; APAMIN; BEE VENOM; BRADYKININ DERIVATIVE; CABROLIN; HYALURONIDASE; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; INSECT PROTEIN; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATING PEPTIDE; MASTOPARAN; MELITTIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PHOSPHOLIPASE A1; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTONECTIN; SECAPIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SYLVERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WASP KININ; WASP VENOM;

FRAGMENTATION REACTION; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 83155183913     PISSN: 16789180     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992011000300004     Document Type: Review

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