BIOLOGICALLY-ACTIVE POLYPEPTIDES IN THE VENOM OF THE JELLYFISH RHOPILEMA-NOMADICA

Authors
GUSMANI L AVIAN M GALIL B PATRIARCA P ROTTINI G
Citation
L. Gusmani et al., BIOLOGICALLY-ACTIVE POLYPEPTIDES IN THE VENOM OF THE JELLYFISH RHOPILEMA-NOMADICA, Toxicon, 35(5), 1997, pp. 637-648
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Toxicon → ACNP
ISSN journal
00410101
Volume
35
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
637 - 648
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-0101(1997)35:5<637:BPITVO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A tropical jellyfish, Rhopilema nomadica (Scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae) has recently invaded the eastern Mediterranean. Its painful stings have b een the bane of bathers and fishermen from Egypt to Turkey. This paper reports on the presence of haemolytic activity and alpha-chymotrypsin -like serine protease activity in the venom of the R. nomadica nematoc ysts. In addition, the presence of phospholipase A(2) activity, which has been described previously, is confirmed. Some properties of these activities are defined. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.