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The following glossary outlines abbreviations used throughout venom databases contained within this website: D - change ® - Registered name µg – micrograms µl – microlitres µmol – micromole ^ - To the power of ` - prime ~ - approximate “ – double prime AA – Amino acid ACh – acetylcholine ADP – adenosine diphosphate BAEE – benzoyl arginine ethyl ester BApNA – benzoyl arginine methyl p-nitroanilide BChE – butyrychlolineesterase bpm – beats per minute cc – cubic centimetres cDNA – cloned deoxyribonucleic acid CNS – Central nervous system cpm – counts per minute Cys – cysteine residue Da – daltons DFP – diisopropyl fluorophosphate ED50 – effective dose required to have a described effect on 50% of experimental animals EDTA – ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ELISA – enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay GLP – glycogen-like peptide i.c – intracerebrally unless otherwise stated i.m – intramuscularly i.p – intraperitoneally i.v – intravenously kDa – kilodaltons kg – kilograms LD – lethal dose LD50 – lethal dose required to kill 50% of experimental animals LYSME – lysine methyl ester mg – milligrams mg/dL – milligrams per decilitre MHD – minimum haemorrhagic dose mM – millimolar Mol. Wt. – molecular weight nAChR – noradrenaline acetylcholine receptors nm – nanograms nmol – nanomole PAF – platelet activating factor PDE – phosphodiesterase pI – isoelectric point PLA – phospholipases pmol - picamole PMSF – phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride ppm – parts per million PSF – pancreatic secretory factor RVVC – Russell’s Viper Venom Coagulant s.c - subcutaneous SDPAGE – sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis sp – species single spp – species plural ssp – subspecies Syn – synonym TAME – tert-amyl methyl ether U/L – units per litre w/v – weight by volume w/w – The mass of the substance is a percentage of the total mass of the solution or the mixture. The following should also be noted when reading information contained within venom databases on this website: Italics for scientific nomenclature can’t be displayed and are not italicised. An absence of superscripting and subscripting in some instances.
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