PURIFICATION AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISATION OF RHIMINOPEPTIDASE A, A NOVEL AMINOPEPTIDASE FROM THE VENOM OF BITIS GABONICA RHINOCEROS.

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

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 detailed knowledge about toxic components of venom a

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Proton gradients across the coral calcifying cell layer: Effects of light, ocean acidification and carbonate chemistry

In corals, pH regulation of the extracellular calcifying medium (ECM) by the calcifying cell Rear View Mirror Accessory Couple Card layer is a crucial step in the calcification process and is potentially important to influencing how corals respond to ocean acidification.Here, we analyzed the growing edge of the reef coral Stylophora pistillata to m

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