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Hydrophid Venoms

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Definition: Venoms of sea snakes, Hydrophiinae, found around Pacific islands. The venoms contain fewer enzymes and more neuro- or myotoxins than land snakes. The neurotoxic proteins are similar to elapid small, short, or type I neurotoxins, some of which have been characterized.  hydrophids are sea snakes; /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /enzymol permitted; TN 241: common & scientific names of various hydrophids   
Examples Erabutoxins 		Other names Sea Snake Venoms; Venoms, Sea Snake; Venoms, Hydrophid; Venom, Sea Snake; Venom, Hydrophid; Snake Venom, Sea; Sea Snake Venom; Hydrophid Venom
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Acalyptophis neurotoxin  0   *Hydrophid Venoms *Reptilian Proteins Neurotoxins. Arch Biochem Biophys 1988;260(1):10
Laticauda semifasciata III  79955-79-6   *Reptilian Proteins Hydrophid Venoms Neurotoxins. J Biochem (Tokyo) 1980;88(3):889
pelamitoxin  55963-83-2   *Hydrophid Venoms. Toxicon 13(1):31;1978
laticotoxin a  50926-20-0   *Hydrophid Venoms Snake Venoms. J Biol Chem 248(17):6057;1973

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