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Scorpion Venoms

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Definition: Venoms from animals of the order Scorpionida of the class Arachnida. They contain neuro- and hemotoxins, enzymes, and various other factors that may release acetylcholine and catecholamines from nerve endings. Of the several protein toxins that have been characterized, most are immunogenic.  /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /enzymol permitted   
Examples Charybdotoxin 		Other names gamma Scorpion Toxin; beta Scorpion Toxin; alpha Scorpion Toxin; Venoms, Scorpion; Venom, Scorpion; Toxin, gamma-Scorpion; Toxin, beta-Scorpion; Toxin, alpha-Scorpion; gamma-Scorpion Toxin; beta-Scorpion Toxin; alpha-Scorpion Toxin; Scorpion Venom
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
ImKTx1 peptide, Isometrus maculates  0   *Scorpion Venoms Kv1.3 Potassium Channel/antagonists & inhibitors. J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2011 Jul-Aug;25(4):244-51
Hp1090 peptide, Heterometrus petersii  0   *Peptides *Scorpion Venoms. Peptides 2011 Jan;32(1):11-9
vejovine  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Toxicon. 2011 Jan;57(1):84-92
KAS toxin, Buthus martensi Karsch  0   *Peptides *Scorpion Venoms. Toxicon 1999 Mar;37(3):519-36
KAGAP protein, Buthus martensii Karsch  0   *Peptides *Scorpion Venoms. Peptides 2010 Jun;31(6):995-1000
BmKITc2 protein, Mesobuthus martensii  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Toxicon 2010 Jul;55(8):1425-33
BmKITc protein, Mesobuthus martensii  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Toxicon 2010 Jul;55(8):1425-33
meucin-25, Mesobuthus eupeus  0   *Scorpion Venoms *Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides. Biochimie 2010 Apr;92(4):350-9
meucin-24, Mesobuthus eupeus  0   *Scorpion Venoms *Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides. Biochimie 2010 Apr;92(4):350-9
BTK-2 toxin, Mesobuthus tamulus  0   *Peptides *Scorpion Venoms. Protein Expr Purif 2010 Apr;70(2):137-42
CT1 peptide, Scorpiops tibetanus  0   *Peptides *Scorpion Venoms. Peptides 2010 Jan;31(1):22-6
GaTx2 protein, Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. J Biol Chem 2009 Sep 18;284(38):26051-62
hadrucalcin protein, Hadrurus gertschi  0   *Scorpion Venoms Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel. Br J Pharmacol 2009 Jun;157(3):392-403
discreplasminin, Tityus discrepans  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Arch Toxicol. 2009 Jul;83(7):669-78
Pg8 protein, Parabuthus granulatus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Toxicon. 2009 Jun;53(7-8):770-8
KTx10 protein, Lychas mucronatus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Peptides 2009 Apr;30(4):675-80
Lqq-V protein, Leiurus quinquestriatus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Peptides 2006 Jan;27(1):49-54
BmKNJX11  0   *Scorpion Venoms. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2009;72(6):359-68
ergtoxin 5, Centruroides elegans  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Neurochem Res 2008 Aug;33(8):1525-33
ergtoxin 4, Centruroides elegans  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Neurochem Res 2008 Aug;33(8):1525-33
hemitoxin protein, Hemiscorpius lepturus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. FEBS J 2008 Sep;275(18):4641-50
BMK-CBP protein, Buthus martensii  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Toxicon. 2008 Aug 1;52(2):348-53
J123 protein, Buthus martensii  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Peptides 2008 Sep;29(9):1514-20
BmHYA1 protein, Buthus martensi  EC 3.2.1.35   *Hyaluronoglucosaminidase *Scorpion Venoms. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2008 Sep;148(3):250-7
GaTx1 protein, Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. J Biol Chem 2007 Dec 28;282(52):37545-55
hemicalcin protein, Hemiscorpius lepturus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Biochem J 2007 May 15;404(1):89-96
alpha-neurotoxin TX14, Buthus martensii  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Biotechnol Lett 2006 Nov;28(21):1767-72
heteroscorpine-1, Heterometrus laoticus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Toxicon 2007 Jan;49(1):19-29
BmK CTa protein, Buthus martensii  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Biotechnol Lett 2005 Oct;27(20):1597-603
K1 toxin, Odonthobuthus doriae  0   *Scorpion Venoms. FEBS Lett 2006 Nov 13;580(26):6254-8
BmK alpha IV toxin, Buthus martensi Karsch  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Biochem J 2006 Nov 1;399(3):445-53
OD1 toxin, Odonthobuthus doriae  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Mol Pharmacol 2006 Jul;70(1):405-14
LVP2 peptide, Buthus occitanus tunetanus  0   *Peptides *Scorpion Venoms. Arch Inst Pasteur Tunis 2005;82(1-4):39-46
discrepin protein, Tityus discrepans  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Arch Biochem Biophys 2004 Oct 15;430(2):256-63
Bmk IT toxin, Buthus martensii Karsch  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Comp Biochem Physiol C 1988;90(1):237-40
alpha-KTx20.1 protein, Tityus trivittatus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. FEBS Lett 2006 Jan 23;580(2):592-6
alpha-toxin Bs-Tx28  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2006 Jan 1;445(1):81-94
BmKalphaTx15 protein, Buthus martensii  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Toxicon 2000 Dec;38(121):1653-61
BmKalphaTx11 protein, Buthus martensii  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Toxicon 2000 Dec;38(121):1653-61
AamTX protein, Androctonus amoreuxi  0   *Scorpion Venoms *Insect Proteins Neurotoxins Potassium Channel Blockers. Peptides 2005 May;26(5):731-6
phaiodotoxin, Anuroctonus phaiodactylus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Eur J Biochem 2004 Dec;271(23-24):4753-61
BmK IT-AP  0   *Toxins, Biological Scorpion Venoms. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 Jan;61(Pt 1):14-21
P08 peptide, Buthus martensi  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 May 20;330(4):1116-26
P09 protein, Buthus martensi  0   *Scorpion Venoms. J Biol Chem 2005 Apr 15;280(15):14819-28
alphaIT toxin, Buthotus judaicus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2005 Mar;35(3):187-95
Css4 protein, Centruroides suffusus suffusus  0   *Scorpion Venoms. J Biol Chem 2005 Feb 11;280(6):5045-53
LVP1 peptide, Buthus occitanus tunetanus  0   *Peptides *Scorpion Venoms. Biochim Biophys Acta 2005 Feb 14;1747(1):47-56
parabutoporin, Parabuthus schlechteri  0   *Scorpion Venoms *Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides. Eur J Biochem 2002 Oct;269(19):4799-810
BmKK4 neurotoxin, Buthus martensii  0   Scorpion Venoms Neurotoxins. Peptides. 2004 Jun;25(6):951-7
IsTX toxin, Opisthacanthus madagascariensis  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Eur J Biochem 2004 Oct;271(19):3855-64
discrepin peptide, rat  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2004 Oct 15;430(2):256-63
BKTx1 protein, Buthus martensi  0   *Scorpion Venoms. J Biol Chem 2004 Aug 13;279(33):34562-9
BmTx3B, Buthus  0   *Scorpion Venoms Neurotoxins. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2003 Oct;24(10):1016-20
toxin 12, Centruroides noxius  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Eur J Biochem 2004 Jun;271(12):2504-16
Buthotus judaicus toxin 2  0   *Peptides *Scorpion Venoms. J Biol Chem 2004 Jun 18;279(25):26588-96
Buthotus judaicus toxin 1  0   *Peptides *Scorpion Venoms. J Biol Chem 2004 Jun 18;279(25):26588-96
toxin alpha, Tityus cambridgei  0   Scorpion Venoms Neurotoxins. Toxicon. 2004 May;43(6):737-40
toxin beta, Tityus zulianus  0   Scorpion Venoms Neurotoxins. Toxicon. 2004 May;43(6):671-84
BmK alphaIT1 toxin, Buthus martensii  0   *Scorpion Venoms. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2003 Sep;59(Pt 9):1635-6
Ts3 toxin, Tityus serrulatus  0   *Scorpion Venoms Neurotoxins. FASEB J 2003 mar;17(3):485-7
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