> Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Deborah Harrell wrote:
<much snippage>
> >"...the cellular contents discharged by the
> nematocyst
> >may be anything from toxins to digestive or lytic
> >enzymes. Most of these materials are proteins..."
> >--which explains why both acidic and basic
> solutions
> >would affect these stings: degrading or denaturing
> >the protein toxin/enzyme.
> Note that my explanation of how ammonia works
> specifically mentioned insect
> stings in which acid is a major component of the
> venom and is a major source of the irritation.
Note that I specified "these stings" referring to
nematocysts...
<wicked smirk, and possibly channeling another
brineller...>
Debbi
Who Could It Be Now? Maru ;}
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