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Neurotoxic proteins from the venom of the banded or Formosan krait (Bungarus multicinctus, an elapid snake). alpha-Bungarotoxin blocks nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and has been used to isolate and study them; beta- and gamma-bungarotoxins act presynaptically causing acetylcholine release and depletion. Both alpha and beta forms have been characterized, the alpha being similar to the large, long or Type II neurotoxins from other elapid venoms.
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- alpha-Bungarotoxin
- beta-Bungarotoxin
- kappa-Bungarotoxin
- alpha Bungarotoxin
- beta Bungarotoxin
- kappa Bungarotoxin
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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from the krait, a snake; /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; alpha-bungarotoxin & beta-bungarotoxin go here
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- National Library of Medicine. Bungarotoxins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002038. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002038
- Bungarotoxins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungarotoxin
- Bungarotoxins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4997624