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Cobra Cardiotoxin Proteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Most abundant proteins in COBRA venom; basic polypeptides of 57 to 62 amino acids with four disulfide bonds and a molecular weight of less than 7000; causes skeletal and cardiac muscle contraction, interferes with neuromuscular and ganglionic transmission, depolarizes nerve, muscle and blood cell membranes, thus causing hemolysis.

Entry terms

  • Cobra Cardiotoxin
  • Cobra Cytotoxin Proteins
  • Direct Lytic Factors

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZSN52BK1-S

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