β-Pompilidotoxin slows the inactivation of neuronal Navs

β-Pompilidotoxin was isolated from the venoms of two wasps, Anoplius amariensis and Batozonellus maculifrons. This short peptide slows the inactivation of neuronal sodium channels and does not affect cardiac sodium channels.

Description

AA sequence: Arg-Ile-Lys-Ile-Gly-Leu-Phe-Asp-Gln-Leu-Ser-Arg-Leu-NH₂
Length (aa): 13
Formula: C₇₁H₁₂₄N₂₂O₁₇
Appearance: White lyophilized solid
Molecular Weight: 1557.91 Da
CAS number: 216064-36-7
Source: Synthetic
Purity rate: > 99%

For research use only

OD1: selective Nav1.7 activator

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