Isolation and pharmacological characterization of a short neurotoxin, α-elapitoxin-Bf1b (α-EPTX-Bf1b) from Malaysian Bungarus fasciatus

• Main Authors: Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi, Mustafa, Mohd Rais, Othman, Iekhsan, Hodgson, Wayne C.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/37204/1/alpha-EPTX0BF1b_Brazil_4.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/37204/3/Oral_presenter.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/37204/

Introduction: In Malaysia and other countries in South East Asia, kraits (genus Bungarus) are considered to be a medically important species. The Golden banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) is one species found in Malaysia. Like many other krait species, Bungarus fasciatus venom has previously been rep...