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 …

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 …

Phospholipases A2 of Asian Snake Venoms

IH Tsai - Journal of Toxicology: Toxin Reviews, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
This review up-dated the structural and functional information of various phospholipase A2
(PLA2) isoforms purified from Asian snake venoms. A phylogenic tree of group I PLA2s was …

Differential expression and geographic variation of the venom phospholipases A2 of Calloselasma rhodostoma and Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus

IH Tsai, YH Chen, YM Wang, MY Liau, PJ Lu - Archives of Biochemistry and …, 2001 - Elsevier
To investigate the geographic variations in venoms of two medically important pitvipers, we
have purified and characterized the phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) from the pooled venoms of …

Purification and partial characterization of two phospholipases A2 from Bothrops leucurus (white-tailed-jararaca) snake venom

DA Higuchi, CMV Barbosa, C Bincoletto, JR Chagas… - Biochimie, 2007 - Elsevier
Two proteins with phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity were purified to homogeneity from
Bothrops leucurus (white-tailed-jararaca) snake venom through three chromatographic …

Molecular evolution and structure–function relationships of crotoxin-like and asparagine-6-containing phospholipases A2 in pit viper venoms

YH Chen, YM Wang, MJ Hseu, IH Tsai - Biochemical Journal, 2004 - portlandpress.com
Some myotoxic or neurotoxic PLA2s (phospholipases A2) from pit viper venoms contain
characteristic N6 substitutions. Our survey of the venoms of more than ten pit viper genera …

Isolation and enzymatic characterization of a basic phospholipase A2 from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom

VL Bonfim, MH Toyama, JC Novello, S Hyslop… - Journal of Protein …, 2001 - Springer
A novel basic phospholipase A 2 (PLA2) isoform was isolated from Bothrops jararacussu
snake venom and partially characterized. The venom was fractionated by HPLC ion …

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 …

Role of the N-terminal region in phospholipases A2 from Naja naja atra (Taiwan cobra) and Naja nigricollis (spitting cobra) venoms

CC Yang, LS Chang - Toxicon, 1988 - Elsevier
Role of the N-terminal region in phospholipases A 2 from Naja naja atra (Taiwan cobra) and
Naja nigricollis (spitting cobra) venoms. Toxicon26, 721–731, 1988.—The N-terminal α …

Biochemical and biological properties of phospholipases A2 from Bothrops atrox snake venom

MM Kanashiro, ME Rita de Cássia, JH Petretski… - Biochemical …, 2002 - Elsevier
Phospholipases A2 (PLA2s), of molecular mass 13–15kDa, are commonly isolated from
snake venom. Two myotoxins with PLA2 activity, BaPLA2I and BaPLA2III, with estimated …