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Acid and alkaline phosphatase activities of a fraction isolated from Parawixia bistriata spider venom

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 47; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.02.010

1879-3150

Marcelo Cairrão Araújo Rodrigues, Luís Henrique Souza Guimarães, José Luiz Liberato, Maria de Lourdes Teixeira de Moraes Polizeli, Wagner Ferreira dos Santos,

Ion channel regulation and function

This present study describes the isolation of a high molecular weight fraction (F1) from the venom of the social spider Parawixia bistriata, by gel filtration and also its subfractions by further purification with affinity chromatography on a Concanavalin A-Sepharose column. Acid and an alkaline phosphatase activities were found in fractions. The effects of pH, temperature and metallic ions on these activities were evaluated. Optimal temperature for both enzymes was 55 °C and optimal pH was 5.0 and 8.5 for the acid and alkaline phosphatase activities, respectively. As ZnCl2 inhibited enzymatic activities and the chelating agent ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (EDTA) raised the basal phosphatase activities, it was speculated that the venom itself could contain Zn++; this was confirmed with the use of an atomic absorption flame spectrometer. In conclusion, the high molecular weight components of the spider venom of P. bistriata have acid and alkaline phosphatase activities, which may reflect the presence of at least two different enzymes.