An insect-specific toxin from Centruroides noxius Hoffmann. cDNA, primary structure, three-dimensional model and electrostatic surface potentials in comparison with other toxin variants

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-242

  Selisko, Barbara ^a   Garcia, Consuelo ^a   Becerril, Baltazar ^a   Delepierre, Muriel ^b   Possani, Lourival D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Centruoides noxius; Scorpion toxin; Sodium channel; Three dimensional structure

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SCORPION VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHANNEL GATING; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG TOXICITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ARTHROPODA; CENTRUROIDES; CENTRUROIDES NOXIUS; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0029851928     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0235r.x     Document Type: Article

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