Purification and properties of a kininogenin from the venom of Vipera ammodytes ammodytes
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Purification and properties of a kininogenin from the venom of Vipera ammodytes ammodytes.
A kininogenin (EC 3.4.21.8) was purified from the venom of Vipera ammodytes ammodytes (European sand viper) by a combination of gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography. The enzyme is approximately six times more active than bovine trypsin in its ability to release vasoactive peptides from a plasma precursor. The kininogenin is a glycoprotein containing 18-20% by weight of carbohydrate. I...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemical Journal
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0264-6021
DOI: 10.1042/bj1530409