Bioactivity | Batrachotoxin (BTX) is a potent neurotoxin and cardiotoxin found in the skin of the Colombian poison dart frog (Phyllobates aurotaenia). Batrachotoxin (BTX) is a sodium channel activator that interacts with voltage-gated sodium channels on the cell membrane, blocking the normal closure of sodium channels, causing a continuous influx of sodium ions into the cell, thereby causing a sustained depolarization of the cell[1]. |
CAS | 23509-16-2 |
Formula | C31H42N2O6 |
Molar Mass | 538.67 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Tokuyama, et al. Structure of batrachotoxin, a steroidal alkaloid from the Colombian arrow poison frog, Phyllobates aurotaenia, and partial synthesis of batrachotoxin and its analogs and homologs. Journal of the American Chemical Society 91.14 (1969): 3931-3938. |