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The origin of the diversity of crotoxin isoforms in the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus.
European journal of biochemistry - 1 Jul 1994
Faure G, Choumet V, Bouchier C, Camoin L, Guillaume J L, Monegier B, Vuilhorgne M, Bon C
Abstract excerpt
Crotoxin, the main toxin from the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus, is a beta-neurotoxin which consists of the non-covalent association of two subunits: a phospholipase A2 subunit B (CB), and a non-enzymic subunit A (CA). We have previously purified and characterized several isoforms of each subunit of crotoxin in the venom collected from numerous snakes. Furthermore, three...
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