Preferred Label : cobra cardiotoxin proteins;
MeSH definition : Most abundant proteins in COBRA venom; basic polypeptides of 57 to 62 amino acids
with four disulfide bonds and a molecular weight of less than 7000; causes skeletal
and cardiac muscle contraction, interferes with neuromuscular and ganglionic transmission,
depolarizes nerve, muscle and blood cell membranes, thus causing hemolysis.;
MeSH synonym : cobra cardiotoxin; cardiotoxin, cobra; direct lytic factors; lytic factors, direct; cardiotoxin proteins, cobra; cobra cytotoxin proteins; cytotoxin proteins, cobra;
MeSH Hyperonym : cardiotoxins, elapid; Elapid Cardiotoxins;
MeSH hyponym : cobra venom cardiotoxin D; cardiotoxin VII 4; Cytotoxin-Like basic protein (Cobra venom); cardiotoxin II; cobra toxin gamma; cardiotoxin VII2; cardiotoxin I; Toxin Gamma, Cobra; Cardiotoxin-Like Basic Polypeptide; Basic Polypeptide, Cardiotoxin-Like; Cardiotoxin Like Basic Polypeptide; Polypeptide, Cardiotoxin-Like Basic;
MeSH annotation : /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D004179;
UMLS CUI : C0012590;
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Most abundant proteins in COBRA venom; basic polypeptides of 57 to 62 amino acids
with four disulfide bonds and a molecular weight of less than 7000; causes skeletal
and cardiac muscle contraction, interferes with neuromuscular and ganglionic transmission,
depolarizes nerve, muscle and blood cell membranes, thus causing hemolysis.