Structural Implications on the Interaction of Scorpion α‐like Toxins with the Sodium Channel Receptor Site Inferred from Toxin Iodination and pH‐Dependent Binding
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- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 75 (4) , 1735-1745
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0751735.x
Abstract
The α‐like toxin from the venom of the scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus (Lqh III) binds with high affinity to receptor site 3 on insect sodium channels but does not bind to ra...Keywords
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