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Three Finger Toxins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A super-family of non-enzymatic proteins found in ELAPIDAE VENOMS. They possess a unique tertiary structure resembling a hand with three fingers and have diverse biological activities due to sequence and structural variations; some are ALPHA-NEUROTOXINS that bind NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS. Purified toxin from venom of the species NAJA NAJA.

Entry terms

  • 3FTXs
  • Three Finger Toxin
  • Three-Finger Toxins

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R8DS78WX-7

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