Phrixotoxin-1
Phrixotoxin 1, from the venom of the theraphosid spider Phrixotrichus auratus, is a specific peptide inhibitor of Kv4 potassium channel.
For research use only. We do not sell to patients.
- CAS No.: 221872-97-5
- Formula: C156H240N44O37S7
- Molecular Weight:3548.30
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Kv4[2]
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 221872-97-5
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Molecular Weight 3548.30
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Formula C156H240N44O37S7
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Sequence
Tyr-Cys-Gln-Lys-Trp-Met-Trp-Thr-Cys-Asp-Ser-Ala-Arg-Lys-Cys-Cys-Glu-Gly-Leu-Val-Cys-Arg-Leu-Trp-Cys-Lys-Lys-Ile-Ile-NH2 (Disulfide bridge: Cys2-Cys16; Cys9-Cys21; Cys15-Cys25)
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Sequence Shortening
YCQKWMWTCDSARKCCEGLVCRLWCKKII-NH2 (Disulfide bridge: Cys2-Cys16; Cys9-Cys21; Cys15-Cys25)
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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.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Benjamin Chagot, et al. Solution structure of Phrixotoxin 1, a specific peptide inhibitor of Kv4 potassium channels from the venom of the theraphosid spider Phrixotrichus auratus. Protein Sci. 2004 May;13(5):1197-208. [Content Brief]
[2]. Grit Schaarschmidt, et al. Characterization of Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels in Human Neural Progenitor Cells. PLoS One. 2009 Jul 8;4(7):e6168. [Content Brief]
[3]. Ryota Imai, et al. Excitability of oxytocin neurons in paraventricular nucleus is regulated by voltage-gated potassium channels Kv4.2 and Kv4.3. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2019 Feb;83(2):202-211. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)