loading...| Preferred Name |
Conotoxins [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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| Synonyms |
Conotoxin Conotoxins |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000171441 |
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| altLabel |
Conotoxin Conotoxins |
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| cui |
C0304176 |
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| MESH DEFINITION |
Peptide neurotoxins from the marine fish-hunting snails of the genus CONUS. They contain 13 to 29 amino acids which are strongly basic and are highly cross-linked by disulfide bonds. There are three types of conotoxins, omega-, alpha-, and mu-. OMEGA-CONOTOXINS inhibit voltage-activated entry of calcium into the presynaptic membrane and therefore the release of ACETYLCHOLINE. Alpha-conotoxins inhibit the postsynaptic acetylcholine receptor. Mu-conotoxins prevent the generation of muscle action potentials. (From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed) |
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| MESH DUI |
D020916 |
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| MeSH name |
Conotoxins |
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| MESH UI |
M0328109 |
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| NDFRT kind |
INGREDIENT_KIND |
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| notation |
N0000171441 |
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| NUI |
N0000171441 |
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| prefLabel |
Conotoxins [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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| tui |
T116 T131 T123 |
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| subClassOf |