Svensk definition
Neurotoxiska proteiner i Formosakraitens (Bungarus multicinctus, en giftsnok) gift. Alfa-bungarotoxin blockerar nikotinacetylkolinreceptorer. Beta- och gamma-bungarotoxiner har presynaptisk verkan och frigör acetylkolin.
Bungarotoxins
Bungarotoxiner
Engelsk definition
Neurotoxic proteins from the venom of the banded or Formosan krait (Bungarus multicinctus, an elapid snake). alpha-Bungarotoxin blocks nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and has been used to isolate and study them; beta- and gamma-bungarotoxins act presynaptically causing acetylcholine release and depletion. Both alpha and beta forms have been characterized, the alpha being similar to the large, long or Type II neurotoxins from other elapid venoms.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
beta-Bungarotoxin — beta Bungarotoxin — kappa-Bungarotoxin — kappa Bungarotoxin — alpha-Bungarotoxin — alpha Bungarotoxin