Mass spectrometric identification and denovo sequencing of novel conotoxins from vermivorous cone snail (Conus inscriptus), and preliminary screening of its venom for biological activities in vitro and in vivo

Venom of Conus inscriptus, a vermivorous cone snail found abundantly in the southern coastal waters was studied to yield conotoxins through proteomic analysis. A total of 37 conotoxins (4 with single disulfide bonds, 20 with two disulfide bonds and 11 three disulfide-bonded peptides) were identified...

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Main Authors: Ruchi P. Jain, Benjamin Franklin Jayaseelan, Carlton Ranjith Wilson Alphonse, Ahmed Hossam Mahmoud, Osama B. Mohammed, Bandar Mohsen Ahmed Almunqedhi, Rajesh Rajaian Pushpabai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X20306963