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α-Conotoxin GI

CAS: 76862-65-2 F: C55H80N20O18S4 W: 1437.61

α-Conotoxin GI has high affinity for nAChR.α-Conotoxin GI is a short peptide toxin that can be isolated from the venom
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Bioactivity α-Conotoxin GI has high affinity for nAChR.α-Conotoxin GI is a short peptide toxin that can be isolated from the venom of Conus geographus.α-Conotoxin GI has the similar activity with neuromuscular blocking agent[1][2][3].
Name α-Conotoxin GI
CAS 76862-65-2
Sequence Glu-Cys-Cys-Asn-Pro-Ala-Cys-Gly-Arg-His-Tyr-Ser-Cys-NH2 (Disulfide bridge:Cys2-Cys7, Cys3-Cys13)
Shortening ECCNPACGRHYSC-NH2 (Disulfide bridge:Cys2-Cys7, Cys3-Cys13)
Formula C55H80N20O18S4
Molar Mass 1437.61
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]. Groebe DR, et al. Determinants involved in the affinity of alpha-conotoxins GI and SI for the muscle subtype of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Biochemistry. 1997 May 27;36(21):6469-74. [2]. Yu S, et al. Sensitive Detection of α-Conotoxin GI in Human Plasma Using a Solid-Phase Extraction Column and LC-MS/MS. Toxins (Basel). 2017 Jul 28;9(8):235. [3]. Blount K, et al. alpha-Conotoxin GI produces tetanic fade at the rat neuromuscular junction. Toxicon. 1992 Aug;30(8):835-42.