1. Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom and toxins: an overview.
- Author
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Cologna CT, Marcussi S, Giglio JR, Soares AM, and Arantes EC
- Subjects
- Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Neurotoxins pharmacology, Proteins chemistry, Proteins pharmacology, South America, Scorpion Venoms chemistry, Scorpion Venoms pharmacology, Scorpions
- Abstract
Tityus serrulatus is considered the most dangerous scorpion in South America and responsible for most of the fatal cases. This review will focus on Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom (Tsv), its long-chain Na(+)-channel toxins (NaTx), which include alpha- and beta-neurotoxins, short-chain K(+)-channel toxins (KTx), hyaluronidase, proteases and other peptides hitherto identified.
- Published
- 2009
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