chlorotoxin

C3H4L1O1R1O1T1O1X8I1N1

noun

A 36-amino acid peptide found in the venom of the deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus). It blocks small-conductance chloride channels.

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Meanings

nounchlorotoxin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 36-amino acid peptide found in the venom of the deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus). It blocks small-conductance chloride channels.

    TM-601, an I 131 synthetic derivative of chlorotoxin, has been approved by the FDA for glioma therapy and diagnostics.

    2015 May 22, Vidhya R. Rao et al., “Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Cancer Cell Proliferation”, in Cancers, volume 7, →DOI

Origin

From chloro- + toxin.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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