Experiment 492922

Compounds isolated

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
OrganismParaponera clavata (FORMICIDAE)
CitationDUVAL,A: MALECOT,CO: PELHATE,M: PICK,T:. (1992). PONERATOXIN, A NEW TOXIN FROM AN ANT VENOM, REVEALS AN INTERCONVERSION BETWEEN TWO GATING MODES OF THE NA CHANNELS IN FROG SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBRES.. 420(3/4)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseCOMPOUND ACTS ON VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT NA CHANNELS TO DECREASE PEAK NA CURRENT, INDUCING A SLOW NA CURRENT AND PROLONGING ACTION POTENTIAL. COMPOUND MAY INDUCED INTERCONVERSION BETWEEN FAST AND SLOW MODES OF NA CHANNELS.
Dose amount1.0 NANOMOLS
Number2
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalFROG
Dose expressionCONC USED