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equinatoxin

under Cnidarian Venoms
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More on Cnidarian Venoms Definition: Venoms from jellyfish; CORALS; SEA ANEMONES; etc. They contain hemo-, cardio-, dermo- , and neuro-toxic substances and probably ENZYMES. They include palytoxin, sarcophine, and anthopleurine.  /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; coordinate with specific Cnidaria source    Other names Sea Anemone Venoms; Nematocyst Venoms; Jellyfish Venoms; Chironex Venoms; Venoms, Sea Anemone; Venoms, Nematocyst; Venoms, Jellyfish; Venoms, Cnidarian; Venoms, Chironex; Venom, Sea Anemone; Venom, Portuguese Man-of-War; Venom, Jellyfish; Venom, Cnidarian; Venom, Chironex; Portuguese Man of War Venom; Sea Anemone Venom; Portuguese Man-of-War Venom; Jellyfish Venom; Cnidarian Venom; Chironex Venom
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
equinatoxin [ equinatoxin I,equinatoxin II,equinatoxin III,equinatoxin V ]
  basic protein from Actinia equina (Coelenterata); has 3 isolates with MW 19,000 that differ only slightly in amino acid composition and have a high tryptophan content 		54578-46-0   *Cnidarian Venoms Cytotoxins Sea Anemones
Pharma Action Vasoconstrictor Agents 		Chem-Biol Interact 13(3-4):199;1976

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