Isolation and biochemical characterization of hemorrhagic toxin f from the venom of Crotalus atrox (western diamondback rattlesnake).

Abstract:

:Hemorrhagic toxin f (HT-f) was isolated from Crotalus atrox (Western Diamondback Rattlesnake) venom by a five-step purification procedure. Homogeneity was established by the formation of a single band in acrylamide gel electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing, and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-electrophoresis. HT-f has a molecular weight of 64,000 and contains 572 amino acid residues. It contains 1 mol of zinc per mol of protein. Zinc is essential for both hemorrhagic and proteolytic activities. HT-f possesses proteolytic activity hydrolyzing the Val-Asn, Gln-His, Leu-Cys, His-Leu, Ala-Leu, and Tyr-Leu bonds of oxidized insulin B chain. HT-f did not coagulate fibrinogen to fibrin, yet it did hydrolyze the gamma chain of fibrinogen without affecting either the A alpha or B beta chains. This is the first time that a hemorrhagic toxin was shown to have fibrinogenase activity. HT-f was shown to differ immunologically from other hemorrhagic toxins such as HT-a and HT-c. HT-f also possesses lethal toxicity. When zinc was removed the apo-HT-f lost its lethal toxicity. HT-f produced not only local hemorrhage in the skin and muscle, but also produced systemic hemorrhage in internal organs such as the intestine, kidney, lung, heart, and liver.

journal_name

Arch Biochem Biophys

authors

Nikai T,Mori N,Kishida M,Sugihara H,Tu AT

doi

10.1016/0003-9861(84)90393-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1984-06-01 00:00:00

pages

309-19

issue

2

eissn

0003-9861

issn

1096-0384

pii

0003-9861(84)90393-X

journal_volume

231

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