Structure of Alpha-Cobratoxin

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As you can see this structure is extremely similar to that of erabutoxin b. It contains 5 Beta sheets arranged in an anti-parallel motif.

Many people ask, why study the venom of sea snakes?

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Christine M. Cook

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December 9, 1996

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