Large elapids and arboreality: the ecology of Jameson’s green mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni) in an Afrotropical forested region

Isolation of a Postynaptic Blocker from the Venom of the Green Mamba, Dendroaspis angusticeps

A blocker of postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors was isolated from venom of the Eastern green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps, by gel filtration, ion-exchange and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. The isolated component blocks neuromuscular transmission and responses to exogenously applied acetylcholine in isolated chick biventer cervices preparations. These results suggest t...

Isolation of a Postsynaptic Blocker from the Venom of the Green Mamba, Dendroaspis Angusticeps

A blocker of postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors was isolated from venom of the Eastern green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps, by gel filtration, ion-exchange and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. The isolated component blocks neuromuscular transmission and responses to exogenously applied acetylcholine in isolated chick biventer cervices preparations. These results suggest t...

Toxicovenomics and antivenom profiling of the Eastern green mamba snake (Dendroaspis angusticeps).

UNLABELLED A toxicovenomic study was performed on the venom of the green mamba, Dendroaspis angusticeps. Forty-two different proteins were identified in the venom of D. angusticeps, in addition to the nucleoside adenosine. The most abundant proteins belong to the three-finger toxin (3FTx) (69.2%) and the Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitor (16.3%) families. Several sub-subfamilies of the 3FTxs wer...

Discovery of Peptide-Based Antitoxins against Neurotoxins from Green and Black Mamba (Dendroaspis Family)

Muscarinic Toxins from Dendroaspis (Mamba) Venom

Jolkkonen, M., 1996. Muscarinic Toxins from Dendroaspis (Mamba) Venom: Peptides Selective for Subtypes of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Acta Univ. Ups., Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 183. 52 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 91-554-3675-7 Snake venoms from various mamba species contain peptides which bind to the muscarinic but not to the nicot...