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Adaptive evolution in the toxicity of a spider’s venom enzymes
BACKGROUND: Sphingomyelinase D is the main toxin present in the venom of Loxosceles spiders. Several isoforms present in these venoms can be structurally classified in two groups. Class I Sphingomyelinase D contains a single disulphide bridge and variable loop. Class II Sphingomyelinase D presents a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687385/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26690570 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0561-4 |