taipoxin

taipoxin
Heterotrimeric toxin from Oxyuranus scutelatus scutelatus. All three subunits (a, b, g ) have homology with pancreatic phospholipase A2. Blocks transmission at the neuromuscular junction.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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