title: Vasoconstrictor effects of sarafotoxins in rabbit aorta: structure-function relationships.
abstract: The sarafotoxins SRTX-a, b and c from the venom of the snake Atractaspis engaddensis are 21-amino acid peptides that affect the cardiovascular system. They are strong vasoconstrictors, the potency of which may be in correlation with their primary structure: SRTX-a, which differs from SRTX-b in a single amino acid residue (Asn instead of Tyr), shows about half of its maximal vasoconstriction, while SRTX-c, which differs in 3 additional residues is a very weak vasoconstrictor and, at high doses, shows vasodilatory effects. Sequential application of the three isotoxins result in a summated response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wollberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bdolah
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kochva
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016232:Endothelins; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D010455:Peptides; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014757:Viper Venoms; C057354:sarafotoxins s6