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Bioactive proteins from stonefish venom
Author(s) -
Khoo Hoon Eng
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2002.03727.x
Subject(s) - venom , hyaluronidase , enzyme , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , snake venom , pharmacology , toxicology , biochemistry , chemistry , fishery
Summary 1. Of all the venomous fish known, the stonefish is one of the most commonly encountered by man. Studies on its venom started in the 1950s, but little work was performed after that until several groups revived interest in the venom in the 1980s after easier accessibility to the fish. 2. Stonefish venom is a mixture of proteins, containing several enzymes, including hyaluronidase of high specific activity. A purified stonefish hyaluronidase has been characterized. 3. Several of the effects of the crude venom have been isolated to a protein lethal factor that has cytolytic, neurotoxic and hypotensive activity. This protein is stonustoxin from Synanceja horrida , trachynilysin from Synanceja trachynis and verrucotoxin from Synanceja verrucosa . 4. The biochemical properties and activities of these protein lethal factors are reviewed.