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SUBMITTER: Braga MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3600190 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Braga Maria Cristina Vianna MC Nery Arthur Andrade AA Ulrich Henning H Konno Katsuhiro K Sciani Juliana Mozer JM Pimenta Daniel Carvalho DC
International journal of peptides 20130227
Conus venoms are rich sources of biologically active peptides that act specifically on ionic channels and metabotropic receptors present at the neuromuscular junction, efficiently paralyzing the prey. Each species of Conus may have 50 to 200 uncharacterized bioactive peptides with pharmacological interest. Conus regius is a vermivorous species that inhabits Northeastern Brazilian tropical waters. In this work, we characterized one peptide with activity on neuronal acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). ...[more]