Chemical synthesis and characterization of maurocalcine, a scorpion toxin that activates Ca2+ release channel/ryanodine receptors
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- 8 March 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley
- Vol. 469 (2-3) , 179-185
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01239-4
Abstract
Maurocalcine is a novel toxin isolated from the venom of the chactid scorpion Scorpio maurus palmatus. It is a 33‐mer basic peptide cross‐linked by three disulfide bridges, which shares 82% sequence ...Keywords
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