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  1. Structural Insights into Substrate Binding of Brown Spider Venom Class II Phospholipases D

    Article • Current Protein and Peptide Science, August 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  2. Preparation and Characterization of Monomodal Grapevine Virus A Capsid Protein

    Article • Protein and Peptide Letters, July 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni, Dr. Raphael Eberle

  3. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of anL-amino-acid oxidase fromLachesis mutavenom

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications, October 2014, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  4. Pseudechis guttatus venom proteome: Insights into evolution and toxin clustering

    Article • Journal of Proteomics, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  5. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a novel sphingomyelinase D fromLoxosceles gauchovenom

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications, September 2014, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  6. Recent advances in the understanding of brown spider venoms: From the biology of spiders to the molecular mechanisms of toxins

    Article • Toxicon, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  7. P-I class metalloproteinase from Bothrops moojeni venom is a post-proline cleaving peptidase with kininogenase activity: Insights into substrate selectivity and kinetic behavior

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  8. Elapid Snake Venom Analyses Show the Specificity of the Peptide Composition at the Level of Genera Naja and Notechis

    Article • Toxins, February 2014, MDPI AG

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  9. Rapid purification of serine proteinases from Bothrops alternatus and Bothrops moojeni venoms

    Article • Toxicon, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  10. Structure of the polypeptide crotamine from the Brazilian rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus terrificus

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography, September 2013, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni, Dr Azat Gabdulkhakov

  11. BmooMPα-I (Bothrops moojeni)

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  12. Protein C Activators from Snake Venom

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  13. Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a class P-III metalloproteinase (BmMP-III) from the venom ofBothrops moojeni

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, September 2012, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  14. Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of crotamine, a myotoxic polypeptide from the Brazilian snakeCrotalus durissus terrificus

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, August 2012, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni, Dr Azat Gabdulkhakov

  15. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of anL-amino-acid oxidase fromBothrops jararacussuvenom

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, January 2012, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  16. Crystal structure of a dimeric Ser49 PLA2-like myotoxic component of the Vipera ammodytes meridionalis venomics reveals determinants of myotoxicity and membrane damaging activity

    Article • Molecular BioSystems, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  17. Structure of a novel class II phospholipase D: Catalytic cleft is modified by a disulphide bridge

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  18. Enzymatic toxins from snake venom: structural characterization and mechanism of catalysis

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, May 2011, Wiley

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  19. Pseudechis australis Venomics: Adaptation for a Defense against Microbial Pathogens and Recruitment of Body Transferrin

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, April 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  20. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a class II phospholipase D fromLoxosceles intermediavenom

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, January 2011, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  21. Molecular adaptability of nucleoside diphosphate kinase b from trypanosomatid parasites: stability, oligomerization and structural determinants of nucleotide binding

    Article • Molecular BioSystems, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  22. The structure of a nativel-amino acid oxidase, the major component of the Vipera ammodytes ammodytes venomic, reveals dynamic active site and quaternary structure stabilization by divalent ions

    Article • Molecular BioSystems, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  23. Venom peptide analysis of Vipera ammodytes meridionalis (Viperinae) and Bothrops jararacussu (Crotalinae) demonstrates subfamily-specificity of the peptidome in the family Viperidae

    Article • Molecular BioSystems, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  24. Structural basis for branching‐enzyme activity of glycoside hydrolase family 57: Structure and stability studies of a novel branching enzyme from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus Kodakaraensis KOD1

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, November 2010, Wiley

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  25. The Venomics of Bothrops alternatus is a Pool of Acidic Proteins with Predominant Hemorrhagic and Coagulopathic Activities

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, April 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  26. Snake Venomic of Crotalus durissus terrificus—Correlation with Pharmacological Activities

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, March 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  27. Production, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of the nucleoside diphosphate kinase b fromLeishmania major

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, October 2009, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  28. SMase II, a new sphingomyelinase D from Loxosceles laeta venom gland: Molecular cloning, expression, function and structural analysis

    Article • Toxicon, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  29. Snake venomics of the Siamese Russell's viper (Daboia russelli siamensis) — Relation to pharmacological activities

    Article • Journal of Proteomics, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  30. Proteome analysis of snake venom toxins: pharmacological insights

    Article • Expert Review of Proteomics, December 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  31. Biochemical and Structural Investigations of Bothropstoxin-II, a Myotoxic Asp49 Phospholipase A2 from Bothrops jararacussu Venom

    Article • Protein and Peptide Letters, September 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  32. Crystal structure of a novel myotoxic Arg49 phospholipase A2 homolog (zhaoermiatoxin) from Zhaoermia mangshanensis snake venom: Insights into Arg49 coordination and the role of Lys122 in the polarization of the C-terminus

    Article • Toxicon, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  33. Active and Exo-site Inhibition of Human Factor Xa: Structure of des-Gla Factor Xa Inhibited by NAP5, a Potent Nematode Anticoagulant Protein from Ancylostoma caninum

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, August 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  34. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a novel Arg49 phospholipase A2homologue fromZhaoermia mangshanensisvenom

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, June 2007, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  35. Interfacial surface charge and free accessibility to the PLA2-active site-like region are essential requirements for the activity of Lys49 PLA2 homologues

    Article • Toxicon, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  36. Structure of myotoxin II, a catalytically inactive Lys49 phospholipase A2homologue fromAtropoides nummifervenom

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, April 2006, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  37. Kinetic and mechanistic characterization of the Sphingomyelinases D from Loxosceles intermedia spider venom

    Article • Toxicon, March 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  38. Structural insights into the catalytic mechanism of sphingomyelinases D and evolutionary relationship to glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterases

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, March 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni, Dr Azat Gabdulkhakov

  39. Correlation of temperature induced conformation change with optimum catalytic activity in the recombinant G/11 xylanase A fromBacillus subtilisstrain 168 (1A1)

    Article • FEBS Letters, November 2005, Wiley

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  40. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of Protac®, a commercial protein C activator isolated from Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix venom

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, September 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  41. Inhibition of Myotoxic Activity of Bothrops asper Myotoxin II by the Anti-trypanosomal Drug Suramin

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, July 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  42. Thrombocytopenia and platelet hypoaggregation induced by Bothrops asper snake venom: toxins involved and their contribution to metalloproteinase-induced pulmonary hemorrhage

    Article • Thrombosis and Haemostasis, June 2005, Schattauer GmbH

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  43. Structural insights for fatty acid binding in a Lys49-phospholipase A2: crystal structure of myotoxin II from Bothrops moojeni complexed with stearic acid

    Article • Biochimie, February 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni, Professor Marcos R M Fontes

  44. Mistletoe lectin I in complex with galactose and lactose reveals distinct sugar-binding properties

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, December 2004, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni, Dr Azat Gabdulkhakov

  45. Crystallization and high-resolution X-ray diffraction data collection of an Asp49 PLA2 from Bothrops jararacussu venom both in the presence and absence of Ca2+ ions

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  46. Crystallization of the Lys49 PLA2 homologue, myotoxin II, from the venom of Atropoides nummifer

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  47. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of suramin, a highly charged polysulfonated napthylurea, complexed with a myotoxic PLA2 from Bothrops asper venom

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  48. Crystal structure of an acidic platelet aggregation inhibitor and hypotensive phospholipase A2 in the monomeric and dimeric states: insights into its oligomeric state

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, October 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni, Professor Marcos R M Fontes

  49. Amino acid sequence and crystal structure of BaP1, a metalloproteinase from Bothrops asper snake venom that exerts multiple tissue‐damaging activities

    Article • Protein Science, October 2003, Wiley

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  50. Purification, characterization and crystallization of Jararacussin-I, a fibrinogen-clotting enzyme isolated from the venom of Bothrops jararacussu

    Article • Toxicon, September 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  51. Dissociation of Enzymatic and Pharmacological Properties of Piratoxins-I and -III, Two Myotoxic Phospholipases A2 from Bothrops pirajai Snake Venom

    Article • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  52. Structure of thrombin complexed with selective non-electrophilic inhibitors having cyclohexyl moieties at P1

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography, March 2000, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  53. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the catalytic subunit of ADP–glucose pyrophosphorylase from potato tuber

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography, February 2000, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  54. Structural and Functional Characterization of Myotoxin I, a Lys49 Phospholipase A2 Homologue from Bothrops moojeni (Caissaca) Snake Venom

    Article • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, January 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  55. Three-Dimensional Structure of Ribonuclease T1 Complexed with an Isosteric Phosphonate Substrate Analogue of GpU:  Alternate Substrate Binding Modes and Catalysis,

    Article • Biochemistry, February 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  56. Crystallization, preliminary x‐ray analysis and patterson search of a new aspartic protease isolated from human urine

    Article • IUBMB Life, October 1998, Wiley

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  57. Crystallization of piratoxin I, a myotoxic Lys49-phospholipase A2 homologue isolated from the venom of Bothrops pirajai

    Article • Toxicon, April 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  58. Structure of the non-covalent complex of prothrombin kringle 2 with PPACK-thrombin

    Article • Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, January 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  59. Crystallization and preliminary diffraction data of two myotoxins isolated from the venoms of Bothrops Asper (terciopelo) and Bothrops Nummifer (jumping viper)

    Article • Toxicon, August 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  60. Structures of the noncovalent complexes of human and bovine prothrombin fragment 2 with human PPACK-thrombin

    Article • Biochemistry, May 1993, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  61. The crystal structure of 1-(Na-trifluoracetylalanyl)-indoline

    Article • Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, January 1993, De Gruyter

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  62. Crystallization and initial crystallographic results for pepstatin A inhibited bovine cathepsin D

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, October 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni

  63. Three-dimensional structure of Gln25-ribonuclease T1 at 1.84-.ANG. resolution: structural variations at the base recognition and catalytic sites

    Article • Biochemistry, March 1992, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Raghuvir K Arni