Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)

Venom composition There is no study that reports venom composition.
Clinical Effects, Treatment, Antivenoms See the Clinical Toxinology Resources Website.
Lethal dose
LD(50) on white mice is
0.7 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
0.6 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection
0.5 mg/kg by intravenous injection

LD(50) on Synbranchus marmoratus
(a fish) is

1.5 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
1.3 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection

LD(50) on Gymnotus carapo
(a fish) is

1.4 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
1.2 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection




LD(50) on Amphisbaena cunhai
(a squamate reptile) is

0.4 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
0.2 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection

LD(50) on Liophis typhlus
(a colubrid snake) is

0.3 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
0.1 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection

da Silva Jr. and Aird, 2001.

Venom protein entries in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

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12 entries grouped by family

1 entry

Not in a family

NXLF1_MICPY Long neurotoxin F1 Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)

3 entries

Phospholipase A2 family, Group I subfamily

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PA2D5_MICPY Phospholipase A2 D5 (svPLA2) (EC 3.1.1.4) ... Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)
PA2D6_MICPY Phospholipase A2 D6 (svPLA2) (EC 3.1.1.4) ... Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)
PA2H1_MICPY Phospholipase A2 homolog A1 (svPLA2 homolog) Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)

1 entry

Phospholipase A2 family, Group II subfamily

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PA2B1_MICPY Phospholipase A2 B1 (svPLA2) (EC 3.1.1.4) ... Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)

1 entry

Snake three-finger toxin family, Short-chain subfamily

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3SX_MICPY Venom protein E2 (Three-finger toxin) (3FTx) Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)

1 entry

Snake three-finger toxin family, Short-chain subfamily, Orphan group III sub-subfamily

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3SO3_MICPY Short neurotoxin D2A Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)

4 entries

Snake three-finger toxin family, Short-chain subfamily, Type I alpha-neurotoxin sub-subfamily

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3S12B_MICPY Weak neurotoxin D2B Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)
3S1D1_MICPY Short neurotoxin D1 Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)
3S1E1_MICPY Short neurotoxin E1 Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)
3S1E3_MICPY Weak neurotoxin E3 Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)

1 entry

Venom Kunitz-type family

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VKTG1_MICPY Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor G1 Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)