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Erabutoxins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Toxins isolated from the venom of Laticauda semifasciata, a sea snake (Hydrophid); immunogenic, basic polypeptides of 62 amino acids, folded by four disulfide bonds, block neuromuscular end-plates irreversibly, thus causing paralysis and severe muscle damage; they are similar to Elapid neurotoxins.

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Entry terms

  • 59536-69-5

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PWFTZG3J-Q

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