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chlorotoxin

noun

Etymology

From chloro- + toxin.

  1. derived from toxicum
  2. prefixed as chlorotoxin — “chloro + toxin”

Definitions

  1. A 36-amino acid peptide found in the venom of the deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus…

    A 36-amino acid peptide found in the venom of the deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus). It blocks small-conductance chloride channels.

    • TM-601, an I 131 synthetic derivative of chlorotoxin, has been approved by the FDA for glioma therapy and diagnostics.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for chlorotoxin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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