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noxiustoxin

Description

noxiustoxin: fraction of venom of scorpion Centruroides noxius [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID133082056
MeSH IDM0149158

Synonyms (5)

Synonym
noxiustoxin
toxin ii-11
nxtx protein, c noxius
85205-49-8
alpha-ktx 2.1, c noxius

Research Excerpts

Overview

Noxiustoxin (NTX) is a short-chain toxin from the venom of the scorpion Centruroides noxius Hoffmann. The antigenic properties of this and other K(+) channel-blocking toxins are poorly studied.

ExcerptReference
"Noxiustoxin (NTX) is a short-chain toxin from the venom of the scorpion Centruroides noxius Hoffmann, whose molecular structure and physiological effects have been characterized in detail, whereas the antigenic properties of this and other K(+) channel-blocking toxins are poorly studied. "( Isolation and structure-functional characterization of phage display library-derived mimotopes of noxiustoxin, a neurotoxin of the scorpion Centruroides noxius Hoffmann.
Gazarian, K; Gazarian, T; Hérion, P; Selisko, B,
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"Noxiustoxin (NxTX) displays an extraordinary ability to discriminate between large conductance, calcium-activated potassium (maxi-K) channels and voltage-gated potassium (Kv1.3) channels. "( Insights into alpha-K toxin specificity for K+ channels revealed through mutations in noxiustoxin.
Christian, EP; Fremont, V; Giangiacomo, KM; Mullmann, TJ; Schroeder, NE; Spence, KT, 2001
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[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (42)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19906 (14.29)18.7374
1990's30 (71.43)18.2507
2000's5 (11.90)29.6817
2010's1 (2.38)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews4 (8.89%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other41 (91.11%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]