Characterization of a Novel Conus bandanus Conopeptide Belonging to the M-Superfamily Containing Bromotryptophan

Characterization of a Novel Conus bandanus Conopeptide Belonging to the M-Superfamily Containing Bromotryptophan

A novel conotoxin (conopeptide) was biochemically characterized from the crude venom of the molluscivorous marine snail, Conus bandanus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792), collected in the south-central coast of Vietnam. The peptide was identified by screening bromotryptophan from chromatographic fractions...

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Main Authors: Bao Nguyen, Jean-Pierre Le Caer, Gilles Mourier, Robert Thai, Hung Lamthanh, Denis Servent, Evelyne Benoit, Jordi Molgó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-06-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
Conus bandanus
cone snail venom
mass spectrometry
BnIIID
bromotryptophan
γ-carboxy glutamate
post-translational modifications
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/6/3449

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