English Explanatory Dictionary

chlorotoxin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

chlorotoxin

Etymology

From chloro- + toxin.

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