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Variability in the venom of Conus regius
| Title: | Variability in the venom of Conus regius. |
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| Name(s): |
Uribe-Benninghoff, Alejandro. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Hartmann, James X., Thesis advisor Mari, Frank, Thesis advisor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1999 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 60 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The venom of two different geographical populations of Conus regius has been isolated and characterized. Comparisons between the chromatographic profiles of the venom of these two populations exhibited similarities and differences among the venom's constituents. MALDI-TOF and PCR analysis techniques ratified the differences present in the venom of both populations. It is postulated that these differences could reflect the rapid adaptive nature of cone snails in an actual stage of speciation. Molecular weights of the venom's constituents were compared with those of patented conopeptides in the Swiss Protein Database. Results of this comparison indicated that a number of the peptides isolated for both of the populations of C. regius had the same molecular weight as other patented conopeptides. In combination with the PCR analysis of these conopeptides, it has been proposed that some of the venom constituents of the venom of C. regius could have pharmacological applications for vertebrate systems. | |
| Identifier: | 9780599540750 (isbn), 15746 (digitool), FADT15746 (IID), fau:12500 (fedora) | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): |
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1999. Charles E. Schmidt College of Science |
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| Subject(s): | Conus--Venom | |
| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15746 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
