title: Some toxic, physical and chemical properties of the oral secretion of the sand tampan, Ornithodoros savignyl Audouin (1827).
abstract: Mice, exposed to the effects of the oral secretion of Ornithodorus savignyi by injection, revealed that a potent toxin is present in the secretion. Electrophoretic and chromatographic separations of the secretion showed a heterogeneous pattern of protein-like substances. Toxicity trials on these fractions showed that the toxic principle is protein in nature and fairly heat stable.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005260:Female; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D051379:Mice; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013987:Ticks / Q000032:analysis*; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D011506:Proteins; D014118:Toxins, Biological; D009584:Nitrogen