L4 Animal Venoms and Toxins Table
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a-bungarotoxin
What active agent do kraits (elapid snakes) produce?
blocks nicotinic AChR
What is the mechanism of action of a-bungarotoxin?
dendrotoxins
What active agent is made by green mamba snakes?
block K+ channels
What is the mechanism of action of dendrotoxins?
w-agatoxin
What active agent is made by funnel web spiders?
blocks Ca++ channels
What is the mechanism of action of w-agatoxin?
w-conotoxin
What active agent is made by a coneshell?
blocks Ca++ channels
What is the mechanism of action of w-conotoxin?
SNX-482
What is the active agent made by tarantula spiders?
blocks Ca++ channels
What is the mechanism of action of SNX-482?
tetrodotoxin
What is the active agent made by puffer fish?
blocks Na+ channels
What is the mechanism of action of tetrodotoxin?
alkaloids, batrachotoxin, histrionicotoxin
What active agents are made by frog skin of dendrobates?
Na+ channel inhibitor
What is the mechanism of action of alkaloids and batrachotoxin?
nicotinic antagonist
What is the mechanism of action of histrionicotoxin?
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