Chlorotoxin

• UNSPSC Description:

  Chlorotoxin is a 36 amino-acid peptide from the venom of the Israeli scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus with anticancer activity. Chlorotoxin is a chloride channel blocker.

• Target Antigen:

  Chloride Channel

• Type:

  Peptides

• Related Pathways:

  Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel

• Applications:

  Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

• Field of Research:

  Cancer

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/Chlorotoxin.html

• Purity:

  98.0

• Solubility:

  10 mM in DMSO

• Smiles:

  O=C(N[C@@H](CSSC[C@@H]1NC2=O)C(N[C@@H](CCSC)C(N3[C@@H](CCC3)C(N[C@@H](CSSC[C@@H](C(NCC(NCC(N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(NCC(N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(NCC(N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(N[C@@H](CS4)C(N[C@@H](CC5=CC=C(C=C5)O)C(NCC(N6[C@@H](CCC6)C(N[C@@H](CCC(N)=O)C(N[C@@H](CS)C(N[C@H]7CC(C)C)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)NC1=O)C(N[C@@H](CC8=CC=CC=C8)C(N[C@@H]([C@H](O)C)C(N[C@@H]([C@H](O)C)C(N[C@@H](CC(O)=O)C(N[C@@H](CC9=CNC=N9)C(N[C@@H](CCC(N)=O)C(N[C@@H](CCS4C)C(N[C@@H](C)C(N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(N[C@@H](CSSC[C@@H](C(N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(N)=O)=O)NC7=O)C(N[C@@H](CC(O)=O)C(N[C@H]2CC(O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)[C@H](CCSC)N

• Molecular Weight:

  3995.71

• References & Citations:

  [1]DeBin JA, et al. Purification and characterization of chlorotoxin, a chloride channel ligand from the venom of the scorpion. Am J Physiol. 1993 Feb;264(2 Pt 1):C361-9.|[2]Ojeda PG, et al. Chlorotoxin: Structure, activity, and potential uses in cancer therapy. Biopolymers. 2016 Jan;106(1):25-36.|[3]Soroceanu L, et al. Use of chlorotoxin for targeting of primary brain tumors. Cancer Res. 1998 Nov 1;58(21):4871-9.|[4]Dardevet L, et al. Chlorotoxin: a helpful natural scorpion peptide to diagnose glioma and fight tumor invasion. Toxins (Basel). 2015 Mar 27;7(4):1079-101.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Blue Ice

• Storage Conditions:

  -80°C, 2 years; -20°C, 1 year (Powder, sealed storage, away from moisture)

• Clinical Information:

  Phase 2

• CAS Number:

  163515-35-3