A potent platelet aggregation inducer purified from Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus snake venom. 1980

C Ouyang, and J P Wang, and C M Teng

A non-coagulant platelet aggregation inducer (called platelet 'aggregoserpentin') was isolated from Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus snake venom by CM-Sephadex chromatography and purified by gel filtration. It was homogeneous as judged by the ultracentrifugal analysis and electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gel and cellulose acetate membrane. The molecular weight was estimated to be 68 000 as judged by the SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration on Sephadex G-75. The ultracentrifugal analysis gave 3.19 Svedberg units. It was a protein-polysaccharide complex containing 340 amino acid residues and 50% carbohydrate per molecule. The isoelectric point was pH 5.4. It did not possess any of the hydrolase enzymatic properties which were found in the crude venom. The minimal concentration of 'aggregoserpentin' necessary to induce platelet aggregation was 10 ng/ml, about one four-hundredth of that of the crude venom. It did not cause lysis of platelets because lactate dehydrogenase was not found in supernatant after complete aggregation. An intravenous injection of 'aggregoserpentin' (35 microgram/kg) into rabbit ear marginal vein caused marked decrease of platelet number to approx. 10-20% of that of the control.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010974 Platelet Aggregation The attachment of PLATELETS to one another. This clumping together can be induced by a number of agents (e.g., THROMBIN; COLLAGEN) and is part of the mechanism leading to the formation of a THROMBUS. Aggregation, Platelet
D011509 Proteoglycans Glycoproteins which have a very high polysaccharide content. Proteoglycan,Proteoglycan Type H
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012910 Snake Venoms Solutions or mixtures of toxic and nontoxic substances elaborated by snake (Ophidia) salivary glands (Duvernoy's gland) for the purpose of killing prey or disabling predators and delivered by grooved or hollow fangs. They usually contain enzymes, toxins, and other factors. Duvernoy's Gland Secretion,Duvernoy's Secretion,Snake Toxin,Snake Toxins,Snake Venom,Duvernoy Gland Secretion,Duvernoy Secretion,Duvernoys Gland Secretion,Duvernoys Secretion,Secretion, Duvernoy's,Secretion, Duvernoy's Gland,Toxin, Snake,Venom, Snake

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