Table 3. Inhibitory effects of protease inhibitors and EDTA on the lethality of crude extracts of Blarina salivary glands.
Conc., μM | Dead/alive* | Time to death, h | |
---|---|---|---|
Control | 5/0 | 0.5-2.0 | |
Aprotinin | 7.8 | 0/3 | NA |
Aprotinin | 3.9 | 3/0 | 2.0-3.5 |
Leupeptin | 240 | 0/2 | NA |
Leupeptin | 120 | 2/0 | 1.5-3.5 |
EDTA | 10,000 | 3/0 | 0.5-2.0 |
PKSI | 1,000 | 2/0 | 1.0-2.0 |
NA, not applicable; PKSI, plasma kallikrein specific inhibitor.
Mice surviving beyond 24 h were classified as “alive”