Purification and enzymatic characterization of a novel metalloprotease from Lachesis muta rhombeata snake venom

Purification and enzymatic characterization of a novel metalloprotease from Lachesis muta rhombeata snake venom

Abstract Background Lachesis muta rhombeata (Lmr) is the largest venomous snake in Latin America and its venom contains mainly enzymatic components, such as serine and metalloproteases, L-amino acid oxidase and phospholipases A2. Metalloproteases comprise a large group of zinc-dependent proteases th...

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Main Authors: Francielle Almeida Cordeiro, Bárbara Marques Coutinho, Gisele Adriano Wiezel, Karla de Castro Figueiredo Bordon, Cristiane Bregge-Silva, Nathalia Gonsales Rosa-Garzon, Hamilton Cabral, Beatrix Ueberheide, Eliane Candiani Arantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
Lachesis muta rhombeata
Metalloprotease
Proteases
Snake venom
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40409-018-0171-x

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