| Literature DB >> 22222611 |
Sergey Kozlov1, Eugene Grishin.
Abstract
Polypeptide toxins are the main constituents of natural venoms. Considerable progress in the study of these molecules has resulted in the determination of a large number of structurally related sequences. To classify newly discovered molecules, a rational nomenclature for naming peptide toxins was developed, which takes into account toxin biological activity, the species name, and structural peculiarities of the polypeptide. Herein, we suggest modifications to this nomenclature for cysteine-rich polypeptide toxins from sea anemones and describe 11 novel polypeptide structures deduced after common database revision.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22222611 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.12.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Peptides ISSN: 0196-9781 Impact factor: 3.750