Purification of a lethal fraction from the venom of the weever fish, Trachinus vipera C.V.
We report the purification of a lethal fraction of Weever fish venom using preparative electrophoresis. It was found to be composed of four identical subunits with an overall mol. wt of approximately 324,000. A 20 g mouse was killed instantly by an i.v. injection of 2 micrograms.
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Laboratoire de Biologie Animale Appliquée, Centre d'Etudes Pharmaceutiques, Châtenay-Malabry, France.
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Petek
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D000818:Animals; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005397:Fish Venoms / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D051379:Mice; D008970:Molecular Weight
D005397:Fish Venoms