title: Some enzymic activities of two Australian ant venoms: a jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula and a bulldog ant Myrmecia pyriformis.
abstract: Venoms from two related Australian ants, a jumper ant (Myrmecia pilosula) and a bulldog ant (Myrmecia pyriformis), were quantitatively analysed for the following enzymic activities: phospholipase A2, phospholipase B, phospholipase C, hyaluronidase, esterase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and phosphodiesterase. Both venoms contained phospholipase A2, phospholipase B, hyaluronidase, acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase activities. Myrmecia pyriformis venom had significantly greater phospholipase B, acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase activities than Myrmecia pilosula venom. No detectable quantities of phospholipase C, esterase or phosphodiesterase activities were found in either venom.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Matuszek
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sutherland
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000862:Ant Venoms / Q000201:enzymology*; D001000:Ants; D001315:Australia; D004950:Esterases / Q000378:metabolism; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / Q000378:metabolism; D008245:Lysophospholipase / Q000378:metabolism; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000862:Ant Venoms; D004950:Esterases; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D008245:Lysophospholipase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase