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  • Title: Characterization, crystallization and preliminary X--ray diffraction analysis of acutohaemolysin, a haemolytic toxin from Agkistrodon acutus venom.
    Author: Huang QQ, Zhu XY, Li N, Deng WH, Chen TB, Rao PF, Teng MK, Niu LW.
    Journal: Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr; 2000 Jul; 56(Pt 7):907-11. PubMed ID: 10930841.
    Abstract:
    Acutohaemolysin, a phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) from the venom of the snake Agkistrodon acutus, has been isolated and purified to homogeneity by anion-exchange chromatography on a DEAE-Sepharose column followed by cation-exchange chromatography on a CM-Sepharose column. It is an alkaline protein with an isoelectric point of 10.5 and is comprised of a single polypeptide chain of 13 938 Da. Its N-terminal amino-acid sequence shows very high similarity to Lys49-type PLA(2) proteins from other snake venoms. Although its PLA(2) enzymatic activity is very low, acutohaemolysin has a strong indirect haemolytic activity and anticoagulant activity. Acutohaemolysin crystals with a diffraction limit of 1.60 A were obtained by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. The crystals belong to the space group C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 45.30, b = 59.55, c = 46.13 A, beta = 117.69 degrees. The asymmetric unit contains one molecule.
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