Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Conotoxin

Known as: Conotoxins, Conotoxins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Peptide neurotoxins from the marine fish-hunting snails of the genus CONUS. They contain 13 to 29 amino acids which are strongly basic and are highly… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

48 relations

Narrower (38)

AnIA protein, Conus anemoneLo959 protein, Conus loroisiialpha-Conotoxinsalpha-conotoxin BuIA, Conus bullatus
Calcium Channel BlockersConus genusIn BloodProcess of secretion

Broader (1)

Marine Toxins

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
2015
2015
Inhibition of cholinergic pathways in Drosophila melanogaster by α‐conotoxins
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) play a pivotal role in synaptic transmission of neuronal signaling pathways and are… 
2009
2009
Partial compensation for N‐type Ca2+ channel loss by P/Q‐type Ca2+ channels underlines the differential release properties supported by these channels at cerebrocortical nerve terminals
N‐type and P/Q‐type Ca2+ channels support glutamate release at central synapses. To determine whether the glutamate release… 
2007
2007
Omega-conotoxin CVIB differentially inhibits native and recombinant N- and P/Q-type calcium channels.
Omega-conotoxins are routinely used as selective inhibitors of different classes of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) in… 
2007
2007
Synthesis and improvement of peptides isolated from the venom of cone snails
_______________________________________________________________1 
2001
2001
The synthesis and structure of an n-terminal dodecanoic acid conjugate of α-conotoxin MII
The α-conotoxin MII is a 16 amino acid long peptide toxinisolated from the marine snail, Conus magus. This toxinhas been found to… 
2001
2001
An Efficient Synthetic Scheme for Natural α-Conotoxins and Their Analogues
An efficient scheme for the synthesis of α-conotoxins, containing 12–18 amino acid residues and two disulfide bridges, was… 
2001
2001
A Monoclonal Antibody to the , 6 Subunit of the Skeletal Muscle Dihydropyridine Receptor Immunoprecipitates the Brain w-Conotoxin GVIA Receptor *
Antibodies against the subunits of the dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type calcium channel of skeletal muscle were tested for their… 
1999
1999
Studies on conotoxins of Conus betulinus.
: The biological activity and toxicity of crude venom from Conus betulinus, which was collected from the South China Sea, were… 
1999
1999
Novel omega-conotoxin peptides
一种分离的、合成的或重组的ω-芋螺毒素肽，其中，位于半胱氨酸残基5和6之间的第四个环包含序列1或者具有一个或多个氨基酸取代或侧链修饰的序列1，及其应用。 序列1包括氨基酸序列SGTVGR。 
1986
1986
Binding of omega-conotoxin to receptor sites associated with the voltage-sensitive calcium channel.
The binding of radioiodinated omega-conotoxin GVIA, a probable Ca channel antagonist, to synaptic plasma membranes of rat brain…