Venom phospholipases of Russell's vipers from Myanmar and eastern India—Cloning, characterization and phylogeographic analysis

IH Tsai, HY Tsai, YM Wang, DA Warrell - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2007 - Elsevier
Venoms of Russell's vipers (genus Daboia) are known for their deadly coagulopathic and
other effects. We herein studied various isoforms of venom phospholipases A2 (PLAs) from …

Two types of Russell's viper revealed by variation in phospholipases A2 from venom of the subspecies

IH Tsai, PJ Lu, JC Su - Toxicon, 1996 - Elsevier
This study compared the phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) present in four commercially available
venoms of Russell's viper subspecies by HPLC fractionation and partial sequence analysis …

Venom phospholipases A2 of bamboo viper (Trimeresurus stejnegeri): molecular characterization, geographic variations and evidence of multiple ancestries

IH Tsai, YM Wang, YH Chen, TS Tsai… - Biochemical …, 2004 - portlandpress.com
Phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) were purified from the Trimeresurus stejnegeri venom obtained
from various localities in Taiwan and three provinces in China, by gel filtration followed by …

Comparative characterisation of Russell's viper (Daboia/Vipera russelli) venoms from different regions of the Indian peninsula

NB Prasad, B Uma, SKG Bhatt, VT Gowda - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 1999 - Elsevier
Russell's viper (Daboia/Vipera russelli) venom from different regions of India was subjected
to chromatographic, electrophoretic, biochemical and immunological analysis. The elution …

Unusual venom phospholipases A2 of two primitive tree vipers Trimeresurus puniceus and Trimeresurus borneensis

YM Wang, HF Peng, IH Tsai - The FEBS journal, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
To explore the venom diversity of Asian pit vipers, we investigated the structure and function
of venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) derived from two primitive tree vipers Trimeresurus …

Primary sequence determination of the most basic myonecrotic phospholipase A2 from the venom of Vipera russelli

VT Gowda, J Schmidt, JL Middlebrook - Toxicon, 1994 - Elsevier
The most basic phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2), VRV-PL-VIIIa, was purified from (Sri Lankan)
Vipera russelli venom. It is a major component of the venom, contributing over 40% to the …

Sequences, geographic variations and molecular phylogeny of venom phospholipases and threefinger toxins of eastern India Bungarus fasciatus and kinetic analyses of its …

IH Tsai, HY Tsai, A Saha, A Gomes - The FEBS Journal, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Eight phospholipases A2 (PLAs) and four three‐finger‐toxins (3FTx) from the pooled venom
of Bungarus fasciatus (Bf) were previously studied and sequenced, but their expression …

Phospholipase A2 genes and their expressions in Thai Russell's viper venom glands

A Sai-Ngam, S Phongtananant, I Nuchprayoon - Toxicon, 2008 - Elsevier
Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is a multi-functional enzyme found in many snake venoms and
exists in several isoforms. PLA2 causes a variety of pathological effects including …

Cloning and characterization of Trimeresurus gracilis venom phospholipases A2: Comparison with Ovophis okinavensis venom and the systematic implications

IH Tsai, TS Tsai, YM Wang, MC Tu, HC Chang - Toxicon, 2012 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the structural and functional characterizations of novel venom
phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) from Trimeresurus gracilis, an endemic Taiwanese pitviper. The …

Geographic variations, cloning, and functional analyses of the venom acidic phospholipases A2 of Crotalus viridis viridis

IH Tsai, YM Wang, YH Chen, AT Tu - Archives of Biochemistry and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Geographic venom samples of Crotalus viridis viridis were obtained from South Dakota,
Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. From these samples, the …