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Buthus tamulus insect toxin MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2024


MeSH Supplementary
Buthus tamulus insect toxin
Unique ID
C469905
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C469905
Entry Term(s)
ButaIT toxin
Registry Number
0
Heading Mapped to
*Scorpion Venoms
Frequency
6
Note
a lepidopteran-selective toxin (Buthus tamulus insect toxin; ButaIT) from the venom of South Indian red scorpion, Mesobuthus tamulus; a single polypeptide composed of 37 amino acids cross-linked by four disulfide bridges with high sequence homology to other short toxins such as Peptide I, neurotoxin P2, Lqh-8/6, chlorotoxin, insectotoxin I5A, insect toxin 15 and insectotoxin I1; amino acid sequence in first source
Source
BMC Biochem 2001;2(1):16
Date of Entry
2002/12/31
Buthus tamulus insect toxin Preferred
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