Date of Award
2004
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Mari, Frank
Abstract
Cone snails (genus conus) are marine gastropods of tropical waters. They capture their prey by envenomation and for this; they have evolved a highly efficient and diverse venom cocktail of proteins and peptides. This has elicited extreme interest in venom composition and their molecular targets. In this study, the venom of Conus jaspedius, a small Atlantic cone snail was extracted, venom components isolated and analyzed, by a combination of Size exclusion and High performance liquid chromatography, NMR, Mass spectrometry and Edman sequencing. Here, four novel conopeptide sequences are reported, namely; an alpha conotoxin, a member of the A and O superfamilies and a new family.
Extent
62 p.
Recommended Citation
Williams, Orette St Aubyn, "New conopeptides from Conus jaspedius" (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 752.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/752
Identifier
FADT13303
Comments
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2004.|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2004.