Poneratoxin
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Poneratoxin is a paralyzing neurotoxic peptide from the bullet ant Paraponera clavata that affects voltage-dependent sodium ion channels and blocks the synaptic transmission in the insect central nervous system. It is being investigated for possible medical applications.
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- [Short article on the bullet ant and poneratoxin]
- [Eur. J. Biochem. 271, 2127–2136 (2004)] Poneratoxin, a neurotoxin from ant venom. Structure and expression in insect cells and construction of a bio-insecticide (pdf)
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