Purification and functional characterisation of rhiminopeptidase A, a novel aminopeptidase from the venom of Bitis gabonica rhinoceros.

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Sakthivel Vaiyapuri (Author), Simon C Wagstaff (Author), Kimberley A Watson (Author), Robert A Harrison (Author), Jonathan M Gibbins (Author), E Gail Hutchinson (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Snake bite is a major neglected public health issue within poor communities living in the rural areas of several countries throughout the world. An estimated 2.5 million people are bitten by snakes each year and the cost and lack of efficacy of current anti-venom therapy, together with the lack of d...