Inhibition of toxic actions of phospholipase A2 isolated & characterized from the Indian banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) venom by synthetic herbal compounds

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-45

  Gomes, Antony ^a   Bhattacharya, Shamik ^a   Mukherjee, Sanghamitra ^b   Inn ho Tsai, ^c   Gomes, Aparna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Banded krait; Bungarus fasciatus; Herbal antagonists; Phospholipase A2

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXY 4 METHOXY BENZOIC ACID; ANISIC ACID; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; FREUND ADJUVANT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 RABBIT ANTISERUM; RABBIT ANTISERUM; SALICYLIC ACID; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BUNGARUS; BUNGARUS FASCIATUS; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BENZOATES; BUNGAROTOXINS; BUNGARUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; HYDROXYBENZOATE ETHERS; IMMUNE SERA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; SALICYLIC ACID; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84865515230     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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