Potent and selective P/Q-type Ca2+ channel blocker (IC50 = 127 nM for Q type channels). Displays little or no activity at L-type Ca2+ channels. Found in the venom of the funnel web spider Agelenopsis aperta.
Solubility & Handling
Storage instructions
-20°C (desiccate)
Solubility overview
Soluble in water
Important
This product is for RESEARCH USE ONLY and is not intended for therapeutic or diagnostic use. Not for human or veterinary use.
Omega-agatoxin-TK containing D-serine at position 46, but not synthetic omega-[L-Ser46]agatoxin-TK, exerts blockade of P-type calcium channels in cerebellar Purkinje neurons.
Kuwada M et al (1994) Mol Pharmacol 46(4) : 587-93.