Bioactivity | Ziconotide (SNX-111), a peptide, is a potent and selective block of N-type calcium channels antagonist. Ziconotide reduces synaptic transmission, and can be used for chronic pain research[1]. |
Invitro | Most native cells express a variety of different calcium channels and as a result, Ziconotide only partially reduces high-voltage-activated calcium currents in differentiated human neuroblastoma IMR32 cells, rat superior cervical ganglion neurons, and rat hippocampal neurons. Ziconotide also reduces calcium currents that result from expression of the α1B subunit in HEK cells, tsa-201 cells, and Xenopus laevis oocytes[1].Ziconotide delivers its antinociceptive efficacy by reducing the release of pronociceptive neurotransmitters in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, thereby inhibiting pain signal transmission[1]. |
Name | Ziconotide |
CAS | 107452-89-1 |
Shortening | CKGKGAKCSRLMYDCCTGSCRSGKC-NH2 (Disulfide bridge:Cys1-Cys16;Cys8-Cys20;Cys15-Cys25) |
Formula | C102H172N36O32S7 |
Molar Mass | 2639.13 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |