Isolation and characterization of elapitoxin-Bf1b, a postsynaptic neurotoxin from Malaysian Bungarus fasciatus venom

• Main Authors: Rusmili, M.R.A., Yee, T.T., Mustafa, Mohd Rais, Othman, L., Hodgson, W.C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9830/1/Isolation_and_characterization_of_alpha.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/9830/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2014.01.004

Bungarus fasciatus is one of three species of krait found in Malaysia. Envenoming by B. fasciatus results in neurotoxicity due to the presence of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurotoxins. Antivenom, either monovalent or polyvalent, is the treatment of choice in systemically envenomed patients. In th...