title: A survey of kininase, tyrosine esterase, kininogenase and arginine esterase activities in some snake venoms.
abstract: Kininase (kinin-degrading), tyrosine esterase, kininogenase (kinin-releasing) and arginine esterase activities of various crotalid, viperid and elapid venoms were measured. Wide ranges of those enzymatic activities were recorded for the crotalid and viperid venoms but no activities were detected in the Naja venoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: al-Joufi
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003435:Crotalid Venoms / Q000201:enzymology; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000201:enzymology; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001121:Lysine Carboxypeptidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000201:enzymology*; D017186:Titrimetry; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D012910:Snake Venoms; D014757:Viper Venoms; C019724:arginine esterase; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; C034320:tyrosine ester hydrolase; D001121:Lysine Carboxypeptidase; D007610:Kallikreins