Maurotoxin
Maurotoxin is a 34-residue and four disulde-bridged toxin that can be isolated from the chactoid scorpion (Scorpio maurus). Maurotoxin inhibits the Shaker potassium channels (ShB) K+ current with an IC50 of 2 nM.
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- CAS No.: 188240-41-7
- Formula: C145H232N46O46S8
- Molecular Weight:3612.19
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Description
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 188240-41-7
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Molecular Weight 3612.19
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Formula C145H232N46O46S8
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Sequence
Val-Ser-Cys-Thr-Gly-Ser-Lys-Asp-Cys-Tyr-Ala-Pro-Cys-Arg-Lys-Gln-Thr-Gly-Cys-Pro-Asn-Ala-Lys-Cys-Ile-Asn-Lys-Ser-Cys-Lys-Cys-Tyr-Gly-Cys-NH2 (Disulfide bridge: Cys3-Cys24, Cys9-Cys29, Cys13-Cys19, Cys31 -Cys34)
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Sequence Shortening
VSCTGSKDCYAPCRKQTGCPNAKCINKSCKCYGC-NH2 (Disulfide bridge: Cys3-Cys24, Cys9-Cys29, Cys13-Cys19, Cys31 -Cys34)
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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Cell Cytotoxicity Assay
Cytotoxicity assays are usually based on the assessment of cell membrane damage, which can also be indirectly detected by measuring cell viability. Detection methods include MTT assay, CKK-8 assay, LDH assay and ATP assay, etc.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Bende NS, et al. A distinct sodium channel voltage-sensor locus determines insect selectivity of the spider toxin Dc1a. Nat Commun. 2014 Jul 11;5:4350. [Content Brief]
[2]. Castle NA, et al. Maurotoxin: a potent inhibitor of intermediate conductance Ca2+-activated potassium channels. Mol Pharmacol. 2003 Feb;63(2):409-18. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)