Differences in specific enzyme components from one regeneration of venom in a given snake to the next has received little attention. This study involves the analysis and comparison of four successive venom collections from each of nine individual coralsnakes in order to detect these differences. Significant variation was found within the successive re-synthesis of both alkaline phosphomonoesterase and phosphodiesterase. Even greater differences were observed between the venoms from similar individual snakes.

Variation of protein components in successive regenerations of individual coralsnake venom

249th National Meeting (2015)

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