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Butantoxin

Index Butantoxin

Butantoxin (BuTX) is a compound of the venom of three Brazilian and an Argentinean scorpion species of the genus Tityus. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Alanine, Calcium-activated potassium channel, Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1, Disulfide, Glutamic acid, Interleukin 2, KCNA2, KCNN4, Maurotoxin, Median lethal dose, Michaelis–Menten kinetics, N-terminus, Peptide, Potassium channel, T cell, T helper cell, Tityus (genus), Tityus bahiensis, Tityus serrulatus, Tityus stigmurus, Turn (biochemistry), Voltage-gated potassium channel.

Alanine

Alanine (symbol Ala or A), or α-alanine, is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Calcium-activated potassium channel

Calcium-activated potassium channels are potassium channels gated by calcium, or that are structurally or phylogenetically related to calcium gated channels.

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Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1

Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1 also known as large conductance calcium-activated potassium channel, subfamily M, alpha member 1 (KCa1.1), or BK channel alpha subunit, is a voltage gated potassium channel encoded by the KCNMA1 gene and characterized by their large conductance of potassium ions (K+) through cell membranes.

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Disulfide

In chemistry, a disulfide (or disulphide in British English) is a compound containing a functional group or the anion.

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Glutamic acid

Glutamic acid (symbol Glu or E; the anionic form is known as glutamate) is an α-amino acid that is used by almost all living beings in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Interleukin 2

Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an interleukin, a type of cytokine signaling molecule in the immune system.

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KCNA2

Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 2 also known as Kv1.2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNA2 gene.

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KCNN4

Potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 4, also known as KCNN4, is a human gene encoding the KCa3.1 protein.

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Maurotoxin

Maurotoxin (abbreviated MTX) is a peptide toxin from the venom of the Tunisian chactoid scorpion Scorpio maurus palmatus, from which it was first isolated and from which the chemical gets its name. Butantoxin and Maurotoxin are ion channel toxins, Neurotoxins and scorpion toxins.

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Median lethal dose

In toxicology, the median lethal dose, LD50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%"), LC50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt50 is a toxic unit that measures the lethal dose of a given substance.

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Michaelis–Menten kinetics

In biochemistry, Michaelis–Menten kinetics, named after Leonor Michaelis and Maud Menten, is the simplest case of enzyme kinetics, applied to enzyme-catalysed reactions of one substrate and one product.

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N-terminus

The N-terminus (also known as the amino-terminus, NH2-terminus, N-terminal end or amine-terminus) is the start of a protein or polypeptide, referring to the free amine group (-NH2) located at the end of a polypeptide.

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Peptide

Peptides are short chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.

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Potassium channel

Potassium channels are the most widely distributed type of ion channel found in virtually all organisms.

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T cell

T cells are one of the important types of white blood cells of the immune system and play a central role in the adaptive immune response.

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T helper cell

The T helper cells (Th cells), also known as CD4+ cells or CD4-positive cells, are a type of T cell that play an important role in the adaptive immune system.

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Tityus (genus)

Tityus is a large genus of thick-tailed scorpions (family Buthidae), the namesake of its subfamily Tityinae.

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Tityus bahiensis

Tityus bahiensis is a medically important scorpion endemic to South America.

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Tityus serrulatus

Tityus serrulatus, the Brazilian yellow scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae.

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Tityus stigmurus

Tityus stigmurus is a species of scorpion from the family Buthidae that can be found in Brazil.

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Turn (biochemistry)

A turn is an element of secondary structure in proteins where the polypeptide chain reverses its overall direction.

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Voltage-gated potassium channel

Voltage-gated potassium channels (VGKCs) are transmembrane channels specific for potassium and sensitive to voltage changes in the cell's membrane potential.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butantoxin