ENZYME AND BIOCHEMICAL-STUDIES OF STONEFISH (SYNANCEJA-TRACHYNIS) ANDSOLDIERFISH (GYMNAPISTES-MARMORATUS) VENOMS

Authors
HOPKINS BJ HODGSON WC
Citation
Bj. Hopkins et Wc. Hodgson, ENZYME AND BIOCHEMICAL-STUDIES OF STONEFISH (SYNANCEJA-TRACHYNIS) ANDSOLDIERFISH (GYMNAPISTES-MARMORATUS) VENOMS, Toxicon, 36(5), 1998, pp. 791-793
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Toxicon → ACNP
ISSN journal
00410101
Volume
36
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
791 - 793
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-0101(1998)36:5<791:EABOS(>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Venoms from the scorpaeniformes Synanceja trachynis and Gymnapistes ma rmoratus were quantitatively analyzed for enzymic activity. S, trachyn is venom displayed significantly higher hyaluronidase activity than G. marmoratus venom, and G. marmoratus venom displayed significantly hig her levels of esterase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and pho sphodiesterase activity. No detectable quantities of phospholipase A(2 ) activity were found in G. marmoratus venom. SDS-polyacrylamide gel e lectrophoresis of S. trachynis venom indicated the presence of 6 prote in bands (20 kDa-295 kDa). G. marmoratus venom displayed 8 protein ban ds (11 kDa-109 kDa). (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserve d.