Experiment 428960

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeIP
OrganismRadianthus macrodactylus (STICHODACTYLIDAE)
CitationMAHNIR,VM: KOZLOVSKAYA,EP:. (1991). STRUCTURE TOXICITY RELATIONSHIPS OF NEUROTOXIN RTX-III FROM THE SEA ANEMONE RADIANTHUS MACRODACTYLUS: MODIFICATION OF AMINO GROUPS.. 29(7)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseGUANIDINATION OF THE 3 OR 4 LYSINE RESIDUES DECREASED LETHALITY 2-FOLD ACETYLATION OF THE N-TERMINAL AMINO GROUP CAUSED A 12-FOLD DECREASE IN LETHALITY. THE TOXIN CONTAINING ACETYLATED LYS-4 OR 1 OF 3 C-TERMINAL LYSINE RESIDUES HAD HALF THE LETHAL POTENTCY. DIACETYLATED DERIVASIVES WERE 30-35-FOLD LESS TOXIC
Dose amount40.0 MCG
Number2
Qualitative result.
AnimalMOUSE
Per unitKG
Dose expressionLD50