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Isolation and Characterization of Toxic Polypeptides from Sea Anemones

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In all classes of marine animals there are species which produce toxins for the capture of prey or for defence1,2. These toxins belong predominantly to the following chemical groups: organic amines (histamine, serotonin); quaternary ammonium compounds (tetramine); cholinesters (murexin); steroid glycosides (holothurin); diverse heterocyclic compounds (tetrodotoxin, mytilotoxin, trigonellin); and, finally, polypeptides and proteins. Several poisonous marine animals also contain substances with antimicrobial3,4, antiviral5, hormonal6, anti-inflammatory7,8 cystostatic9, cardiovascular10, and cardiotonic11,12,13 activities.

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  1. Institut für Meereskunde, Universität Kiel, Germany

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Beress, L., Beress, R., Wunderer, G. (1977). Isolation and Characterization of Toxic Polypeptides from Sea Anemones. In: Faulkner, D.J., Fenical, W.H. (eds) Marine Natural Products Chemistry. Nato Conference Series, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0802-7_23

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