Cobra Cytotoxins: Structural Organization and Antibacterial Activity
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Cobra Cytotoxins: Structural Organization and Antibacterial Activity
Cardiotoxins (cytotoxins, CT) are β-structured proteins isolated from the venom of cobra. They consist of 59-61 amino acid residues, whose antiparallel chains form three 'fingers'. In contrast to neurotoxins with an overall similar fold, CTs are amphiphilic. The amphiphilicity is caused by positively charged lysine and arginine residues flanking the tips of the loops that consist primarily of h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Naturae
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2075-8251
DOI: 10.32607/20758251-2014-6-3-11-18