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BmK-YA, an Enkephalin-Like Peptide in Scorpion Venom
By screening extracts of venom from the Asian scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch (BmK) for their abilities to activate opioid receptors, we have identified BmK-YA, an amidated peptide containing an enkephalin-like sequence. BmK-YA is encoded by a precursor that displays a signal sequence and contains...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3392217/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22792309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040417 |