Abstract
Summary
In vitro incubation of rat aorta with rattlesnake venom led to the destruction of the elastic fibers of the aorta. Correlated with this action, venom contained enzyme activity which solubilized Congo red-elastin and catalyzed the release of p-nitrophenol from the synthetic elastase substrate t-BOC-L-alanine p-nitrophenol. Therefore, rattlesnake venom contains an elastase-like enzyme.
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