title: Partial purification of acetylcholinesterase from the venom of the shore pit viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus).
abstract: Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus venom acetylcholinesterase has been partially purified by Sephadex G-200 gel filtration chromatography and DEAE Sephacel ion exchange chromatography. The enzyme has a mol. wt of 58,600. It was strongly inhibited by physostigmine salicylate and edrophonium chloride and exhibited substrate inhibition at high substrate concentration. The content of acetylcholinesterase in Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus venom was estimated to be much less than 0.3%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D003435:Crotalid Venoms / Q000032:analysis*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase