Use of high performance liquid chromatography to demonstrate quantitative variation in components of venom from the scorpion Androctonus australis hector

M.F Martin (1, 2) , Hervé Rochat (1, 2) , Pascale Marchot (1, 2) , Pierre E Bougis (1, 2)

1 INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
2 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Using reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), to resolve less than 1 mg of scorpion venom, quantitative variations in protein components were demonstrated in Androctonus australis Hector venoms obtained either by electric or manual stimulation. The results support polymorphism of scorpion venom components at an individual level.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Biologie animale

M.F Martin, Hervé Rochat, Pascale Marchot, Pierre E Bougis. Use of high performance liquid chromatography to demonstrate quantitative variation in components of venom from the scorpion Androctonus australis hector. Toxicon, 1987, 25 (5), pp.569-573. ⟨10.1016/0041-0101(87)90293-5⟩. ⟨hal-03261750⟩