• Functional analysis of DM64, an antimyotoxic protein with immunoglobulin-like structure from Didelphis marsupialis serum 

      Rocha, Surza Lucia Gonçalves; Lomonte, Bruno; Neves Ferreira, Ana Gisele da Costa; Trugilho, Monique Ramos de Oliveira; Junqueira de Azevedo, Inácio de Loiola Meirelles; Ho, Paulo Lee; Domont, Gilberto B.; Gutiérrez, José María; Perales, Jonas (2002-12-11)
      Bothrops snake venoms are known to induce local tissue damage such as hemorrhage and myonecrosis. The opossum Didelphis marsupialis is resistant to these snake venoms and has natural venom inhibitors in its plasma. The aim ...
    • Isolation and biochemical, functional and structural characterization of a novel L-amino acid oxidase from Lachesis muta snake venom 

      Bregge Silva, Cristiane; Nonato, Maria Cristina; de Albuquerque, Sérgio; Ho, Paulo Lee; Junqueira de Azevedo, Inácio de Loiola Meirelles; Vasconcelos Diniz, Marcelo Ribeiro; Lomonte, Bruno; Rucavado Romero, Alexandra; Díaz Oreiro, Cecilia; Gutiérrez, José María; Arantes, Eliane Candiani (2012-12-01)
      The aim of this study was the isolation of the LAAO from Lachesis muta venom (LmLAAO) and its biochemical, functional and structural characterization. Two different purification protocols were developed and both provided ...