Isolation and characterization of a serine proteinase with thrombin-like activity from the venom of the snake Bothrops asper
A serine proteinase with thrombin-like activity was isolated from the venom of the Central American pit viper Bothrops asper. Isolation was performed by a combination of affinity chromatography on aminobenzamidine-Sepharose and ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose. The enzyme accounts for a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2008-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000100003 |