AMINO-ACID-SEQUENCE OF TOXIN-I FROM ANEMONIA-SULCATA

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作者
WUNDERER, G [1 ]
EULITZ, M [1 ]
机构
[1] GESELL STRAHLEN & UMWELTFORSCH MBH,INST HAMATOL,IMMUNOL ABT,LANDWEHRSTR 61,D-8000 MUNCHEN 2,FED REP GER
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY | 1978年 / 89卷 / 01期
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10.1111/j.1432-1033.1978.tb20890.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Toxin I from Anemonia sulcata, a major component of the sea anemone venom, consists of 46 amino acid residues which are linked by three disulfide bridges. The [14C]carboxymethylated polypeptide was sequenced to position 29 by automated Edman degradation. The remaining sequence was determined from cyanogen bromide peptides and from tryptic peptides of the citraconylated [14C]carboxymethylated toxin. Toxin I is homologous to toxin II from Anemonia sulcata and to anthopleurin A, a toxin from the sea anemone Anthopleura xanthogrammica. These toxins constitute a new class of polypeptide toxins. No significant homologies exist with toxin III from Anemonia sulcata nor with known sequences of neurotoxins or cardiotoxins of various origin. Copyright © 1978, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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