Maurotoxin, a four disulfide bridge toxin fromScorpio maurusvenom: purification, structure and action on potassium channels
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- 14 April 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 406 (3) , 284-290
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00285-8
Abstract
A new toxin acting on K+ channels, maurotoxin (MTX), has been purified to homogeneity from the venom of the chactoid scorpion Scorpio maurus. MTX is a basic single chain 34 amino acid residue polypep...Keywords
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