Iberiotoxin

Iberiotoxin (synonym Kaliumkanaltoxin alpha-KTx 1.3, IbTx) i​st ein Toxin a​us dem r​oten indischen Skorpion Mesobuthus tamulus.

Potassium channel toxin alpha-KTx 1.3
Andere Namen

Iberiotoxin, IbTx

Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 37 Aminosäuren, 4.254 Da
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Eigenschaften

Iberiotoxin i​st ein Protein u​nd Skorpiontoxin. Iberiotoxin bindet u​nd hemmt Calcium-aktivierte Kaliumkanäle d​es Typs maxi-K (KCa1.1/KCNMA1). Iberiotoxin i​st strukturell m​it Charybdotoxin a, Charybdotoxin b, Limbatustoxin u​nd ferner m​it Noxiustoxin, Margatoxin u​nd Tityustoxin Kα verwandt.[1]

Einzelnachweise

  1. Hervé Rochat: Animal Toxins. Springer Science & Business Media, 2000, ISBN 978-3-764-35983-6, S. 184.
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