Bioactivity | Imperatoxin A, a peptide toxin derived from the venom of the African scorpion Pandinus imperator, activator of Ca2+-release channels/ryanodine receptors (RyRs)? enhances the influx of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmatic reticulum into the cell[1]. |
Target | RyRs |
Name | Imperatoxin A |
CAS | 172451-37-5 |
Sequence | Gly-Asp-Cys-Leu-Pro-His-Leu-Lys-Arg-Cys-Lys-Ala-Asp-Asn-Asp-Cys-Cys-Gly-Lys-Lys-Cys-Lys-Arg-Arg-Gly-Thr-Asn-Ala-Glu-Lys-Arg-Cys-Arg (Disulfide bridge:Cys3-Cys17;Cys10-Cys21;Cys16-Cys32) |
Shortening | GDCLPHLKRCKADNDCCGKKCKRRGTNAEKRCR (Disulfide bridge:Cys3-Cys17;Cys10-Cys21;Cys16-Cys32) |
Formula | C148H254N58O45S6 |
Molar Mass | 3758.35 |
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]. Georgina B Gurrola, et al. Imperatoxin A, a Cell-Penetrating Peptide from Scorpion Venom, as a Probe of Ca2+-Release Channels/Ryanodine Receptors. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2010 Apr 1;3(4):1093-1107. |