Novel Pharmacological Targets From Indian Cone Snails

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-130

  Ramasamy, M Santhana ^a   Manikandan, S ^b  

^a Asthagiri Herbal Research Foundation   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Conus monile; Fingerprint of conotoxins; Indian cone snails; Pharmacological targets; Potassium channels; Voltage gated sodium channels

Indexed keywords

AC6.1 PEPTIDE; AC6.2 PEPTIDE; AC6.3 PEPTIDE; AC6.4 PEPTIDE; AM2766 PEPTIDE; AM975 PEPTIDE; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; AR1447 PEPTIDE; AR1813 PEPTIDE; AR1859 PEPTIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONOTOXIN; CONTRYPHAN 959; DELTA CONOTOXIN; LO959 PEPTIDE; MO1274 PEPTIDE; MO1659 PEPTIDE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN CVID; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VI 805 PEPTIDE; VI1361 PEPTIDE; VI13659 PEPTIDE; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANTINOCICEPTION; CONUS ACHATINUS; CONUS AMADIS; CONUS ARANEOSUS; CONUS LOROISII; CONUS MONILE; CONUS SNAIL; CONUS VIRGO; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG TARGETING; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CONUS SNAIL; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; INDIA; ION CHANNELS; MOLLUSK VENOMS; PEPTIDES; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 79951719571     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138955711794519500     Document Type: Review

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