Novel Conopeptides of Largely Unexplored Indo Pacific Conus sp.

Novel Conopeptides of Largely Unexplored Indo Pacific Conus sp.

Cone snails are predatory creatures using venom as a weapon for prey capture and defense. Since this venom is neurotoxic, the venom gland is considered as an enormous collection of pharmacologically interesting compounds having a broad spectrum of targets. As such, cone snail peptides represent an i...

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Main Authors: Eline K. M. Lebbe, Maarten G. K. Ghequire, Steve Peigneur, Bea G. Mille, Prabha Devi, Samuthirapandian Ravichandran, Etienne Waelkens, Lisette D’Souza, René De Mot, Jan Tytgat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
Conus
conotoxin
electrophysiology
antimicrobial tests
peptide characterization
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/14/11/199

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