Preliminary purification and characterization of toxins from Conus capitaneus Linne, 1758 Venom.

Marine gastropods belonging to the genus are venomous predators. There are ~ 500 different Conus species. One hallmark of Conus venoms is their complexity; The venom for typical Conus venom has numerous neuropharmacologically active peptides called conotoxins, mostly between 8 and 35 amino acids i...

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Main Author: Moncada, Mary Joy I
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2007.
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