PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEUROTOXIC PHOSPHOLIPASE-A2 FROM INDIAN COBRA (NAJA-NAJA-NAJA) VENOM

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作者
BHAT, MK [1 ]
PRASAD, BN [1 ]
GOWDA, TV [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MYSORE,DEPT STUDIES BIOCHEM,MYSORE 570006,KARNATAKA,INDIA
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10.1016/0041-0101(91)90121-7
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
摘要
Snake venoms contain multimolecular forms of phospholipase A2 which are diverse with respect to their pharmacological properties. A neurotoxic PLA2 from Naja naja naja venom has been purified in two steps. (1) The whole venom was fractionated on CM-Sephadex C-25 column; 4.6% of the total PLA2 activity recovered was found in the NN-V fraction. (2) The NN-Vb-PLA2 fraction was purified to homogeneity by gel filtration of fraction NN-V on Sephadex G-50. It is a basic protein with a mol. wt between 10,500 and 11,000, and is more toxic than other basic PLA2s purified from Naja naja naja venom. The LD50 Of NN-Vb-PLA2 is 0.27 mg/kg body wt. It induced neurotoxic symptoms in experimental mice and is devoid of myotoxic, anticoagulant and edema-inducing activities.
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