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- ISSN: 0929-8665
- E-ISSN: 1875-5305
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Crystal Structure of Bucain, a Three-Fingered Toxin from the Venom of the Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus)
- Source: Protein and Peptide Letters, Volume 16, Issue 12, Dec 2009, p. 1473 - 1477
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- 01 Dec 2009
Abstract
Bucain, a potent neurotoxin isolated from the venom of the Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus), induces paralysis and death. Its crystal structure has been determined at 2.10 A resolution and based on the molecular topology and hydrophobicity profile is structurally classified as a three-fingered α-neurotoxin possessing a positively charged AChR-binding site.
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