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viscotoxin

Description

viscotoxin: 5 kDa, 46 aa peptide from VISCUM related to other thionins; do not confuse with other proteins from VISCUM [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

FloraRankFlora DefinitionFamilyFamily Definition
ViscumgenusA plant genus in the family VISCACEAE, order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. Species of this genus contain cytotoxic LECTINS. The common name of MISTLETOE is used for many species of this and the LORANTHACEAE families.[MeSH]SantalaceaeA plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are parasites that form connections (haustoria) to their hosts to obtain water and nutrients. The one-seeded fruit may be surrounded by a brightly colored nut-like structure.[MeSH]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID16132340
MeSH IDM0430450

Synonyms (5)

Synonym
viscotoxin
unii-9m140c3r39
76822-96-3
9m140c3r39 ,
DTXSID10227640

Research Excerpts

Overview

Viscotoxins are a group of toxic thionins found in several mistletoe species.

ExcerptReference
"Viscotoxins are a group of toxic thionins found in several mistletoe species. "( High-level expression of a viscotoxin in Arabidopsis thaliana gives enhanced resistance against Plasmodiophora brassicae.
Apel, K; Bohlmann, H; Holtorf, S; Ludwig-Müller, J, 1998
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Effects

ExcerptReference
"The viscotoxin A1 crystal has a higher solvent content than the viscotoxin B2 crystal (49% as opposed to 28%) with solvent channels along the crystallographic 4(3) axes."( Structures of viscotoxins A1 and B2 from European mistletoe solved using native data alone.
Debreczeni, JE; Gruene, T; Kahle, B; Pal, A; Sevvana, M; Sheldrick, GM; Zeeck, A, 2008
)
"Viscotoxins have been isolated from leaf homogenates of European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) and purified to apparent homogeneity. "( Isolation and characterization of cDNAs encoding viscotoxins of mistletoe (Viscum album).
Apel, K; Schrader, G, 1991
)

Toxicity

ExcerptReference
" Drug-related adverse effects were flulike symptoms, gingivitis, fever, local erythema, and eosinophilia."( Toxicity of a standardized mistletoe extract in immunocompromised and healthy individuals.
Gorter, RW; Stoss, M; van Wely, M, 1999
)
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (68)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199028 (41.18)18.7374
1990's18 (26.47)18.2507
2000's16 (23.53)29.6817
2010's4 (5.88)24.3611
2020's2 (2.94)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 (%)
Trials5 (6.85%)5.53%
Reviews2 (2.74%)6.00%
Case Studies2 (2.74%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other64 (87.67%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]