Title |
Identification of two novel cytolysins from the hydrozoan Olindias sambaquiensis (Cnidaria)
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Published in |
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, March 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1678-9199-20-10 |
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Authors |
Vidal Haddad Junior, Fernando Zara, Sergio Marangoni, Daniela de Oliveira Toyama, Alex Jardelino Felizardo de Souza, Simone Cristina Buzzo de Oliveira, Marcos Hikari Toyama |
Abstract |
Although the hydrozoan Olindias sambaquiensis is the most common jellyfish associated with human envenomation in southeastern and southern Brazil, information about the composition of its venom is rare. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze pharmacological aspects of O. sambaquiensis venom as well as clinical manifestations observed in affected patients. Crude protein extracts were prepared from the tentacles of animals; peptides and proteins were sequenced and submitted to circular dichroism spectroscopy. Creatine kinase, cytotoxicity and hemolytic activity were evaluated by specific methods. |
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