Table 1.
Percentages of retained proteins in the most abundant HPLC fractions of O. scutellatus venom from PNG after immunoaffinity with ICP and CSL taipan antivenoms (details in Materials and Methods)
| HPLC peak number* | Types of proteins1 | ICP (% retained fraction) | CSL (% retained fraction) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three-finger toxin | 61 | 100 |
| 5 | Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitor (subunit of taicatoxin) | 81 | 82 |
| 14 | PLA2 (OS7 precursor), natriuretic protein | 88 | 91 |
| 15 | PLA2 (taipoxin β-chain) | 81 | 100 |
| 16 | PLA2 (taipoxin α-chain) | 54 | 45 |
| 17 | PLA2 (taipoxin γ-chain, OS1) | 55 | 34 |
| 18 | PLA2 (taipoxin γ-chain) | 100 | 100 |
*
The peak number and the identification of the proteins present in each peak correspond to those described in a previous study.14