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ALX-630-075 Revised 31-Oct-07
α-Bungarotoxin
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SYNONYMS α-BuTx
PRODUCT LINE Natural Products / Antibiotics
PRODUCT CATEGORY Neurotoxins
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Product Specification
SEQUENCE: H-Ile-Val-Cys-His-Thr-Thr-Ala-Thr-Ser-Pro-Ile-Ser-Ala-Val-Thr-Cys-Pro-Pro-Gly-Glu-Asn-Leu-Cys-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Met-Trp-Cys-Asp-Ala-Phe-Cys-Ser-Ser-Arg-Gly-Lys-Val-Val-Glu-Leu-Gly-Cys-Ala-Ala-Thr-Cys-Pro-Ser-Lys-Lys-Pro-Tyr-Glu-Glu-Val-Thr-Cys-Cys-Ser-Thr-Asp-Lys-Cys-Asn-Pro-His-Pro-Lys-Gln-Arg-Pro-Gly-OH
(Disulfide bonds between Cys3-Cys23, Cys16-Cys44, Cys29-Cys33, Cys48-Cys59 and Cys60-Cys65)
MW: 7984.2
CAS NUMBER: 11032-79-4
MERCK INDEX: 14: 1488
SOURCE/HOST: Isolated from Bungarus multicinctus.
PURITY: ≥98%
APPEARANCE: Lyophilized powder.
SOLUBILITY: Soluble in water or aqueous buffers.
SHIPPING: AMBIENT
LONG TERM STORAGE: -20°C
HAZARD: POTENT NEUROTOXIN.
Product Description
Post-synaptic neurotoxin that binds irreversibly to acetylcholine receptor sites, producing neuromuscular blockade and skeletal muscle paralysis. Prevents opening of nicotinic receptor-associated ion channels.
Product Specific Literature References
Use of a snake venom toxin to characterize the cholinergic receptor protein: J.P. Changeux, et al.; PNAS 67, 1241 (1970) Abstract
Amino acid sequence of alpha-bungarotoxin from the venom of Bungarus multicinctus: D. Mebs, et al.; BBRC 44, 711 (1971) Abstract
Elapid neurotoxins. Purification, characterization, and immunochemical studies of alpha-bungarotoxin: D.G. Clark, et al.; Biochemistry 11, 1663 (1972) Abstract
Purification, properties and amino acid sequence of alpha-bungarotoxin from the venom of Bungarus multicinctus: D. Mebs, et al.; Hoppe Seylers Z. Physiol. Chem. 353, 243 (1972) Abstract
alpha-Bungarotoxin binding sites in the CNS: B.J. Morley, et al.; Life Sci. 24, 859 (1979) Abstract
Alpha-bungarotoxin binding and central nervous system nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: R.E. Oswald & J.A. Freeman; Neuroscience 6, 1 (1981) Abstract
Determination of the primary amino acid sequence specifying the alpha-bungarotoxin binding site on the alpha subunit of the acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo californica: P.T. Wilson, et al.; PNAS 82, 8790 (1985) Abstract
The crystal structure of alpha-bungarotoxin at 2.5 A resolution: relation to solution structure and binding to acetylcholine receptor: R.A. Love & R.M. Stroud; Protein Eng. 1, 37 (1986) Abstract
Neuronal nicotinic alpha-bungarotoxin sites: M. Quik & S. Geertsen; Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 66, 971 (1988) Abstract
The fall and rise of neuronal alpha-bungarotoxin binding proteins: P.B. Clarke; TIPS 13, 407 (1992), (Review) Abstract
Three subtypes of alpha-bungarotoxin-sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are expressed in chick retina: K.T. Keyser, et al.; J. Neurosci. 13, 442 (1993) Abstract
Neuronal acetylcholine receptors that bind alpha-bungarotoxin mediate neurite retraction in a calcium-dependent manner: P.C. Pugh and D.K. Berg; J. Neurosci. 14, 889 (1994) Abstract
The alpha-bungarotoxin binding site on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: analysis using a phage-epitope library: M. Balass, et al.; PNAS 94, 6054 (1997) Abstract
Nicotine blocks TNF-alpha-mediated neuroprotection to NMDA by an alpha-bungarotoxin-sensitive pathway: N.G. Carlson, et al.; J. Neurobiol. 35, 29 (1998) Abstract
Alpha-Bungarotoxin binding to human muscle acetylcholine receptor measurement of affinity, delineation of AChR subunit residues crucial to binding, and protection of AChR function by synthetic peptide: A. Vincent, et al.; Neurochem. Int. 32, 427 (1998) Abstract
Alpha-bungarotoxin binding to acetylcholine receptor membranes studied by low angle X-ray diffraction: H.S. Young, et al.; Biophys. J. 83, 943 (2003) Abstract
Imaging of receptor trafficking by using alpha-bungarotoxin-binding-site-tagged receptors: Y. Sekine-Aizawa & R. L. Huganir; PNAS 101, 17114 (2004) Abstract
The cholinergic antagonist alpha-bungarotoxin also binds and blocks a subset of GABA receptors: C.M. McCann, et al.; PNAS 103, 5149 (2006) Abstract
MD and NMR studies of alpha-bungarotoxin surface accessibility: V. Venditti, et al.; Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun . 356, 114 (2007) Abstract
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