Purification and amino acid sequence of toxin I" from the venom of the North African scorpion Androctonus australis Hector

Toxicon. 1984;22(5):695-703. doi: 10.1016/0041-0101(84)90153-3.

Abstract

When a large quantity of the venom of the scorpion Androctonus australis Hector is submitted to a purification procedure it is possible to purify a new toxin, toxin I", which is lethal to mouse, and present in very low quantities. The yield is 0.04%. The amino acid sequence of this newly discovered toxin only differs from toxin I of the same scorpion by an extra arginine residue at the C-terminal end provided that the sequence of toxin I, at positions 34 and 35, is in agreement with newer information provided in this paper.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Chymotrypsin
  • Peptides / analysis
  • Scorpion Venoms / analysis*
  • Trypsin

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Scorpion Venoms
  • scorpion toxin I''
  • Chymotrypsin
  • Trypsin