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chlorotoxin

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

Noun

chlorotoxin (uncountable)

  1. A 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 of chlorotoxin

From chloro- + toxin.

Questions about chlorotoxin

What does chlorotoxin mean?
Chlorotoxin means a 36-amino acid peptide found in the venom of the deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus). It blocks small-conductance chloride channels.
What part of speech is chlorotoxin?
Chlorotoxin is a noun.

Words near chlorotoxin in the dictionary

  1. chlorotically
  2. chlorotoluene
  3. chlorotoluenes
  4. chlorotoluron
  5. chlorotone
  6. chlorotoxin
  7. chlorotrianisene
  8. chlorotriazine
  9. chlorotriazines
  10. chlorotrifluoroethylene
  11. chlorotrifluoromethane

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