Product Description: HG1 Toxin is a peptide found in the venom of the scorpion Heterometrus fulvipes, which has the activity of inhibiting potassium channel Kv1.3. HG1 Toxin also has the activity of inhibiting trypsin (Ki=107 nM) and can be used in the study of autoimmune diseases[1].
Formula: C337H503N103O97S6
References: [1]ZongYun Chen, et al. Hg1, novel peptide inhibitor specific for Kv1. 3 channels from first scorpion Kunitz-type potassium channel toxin family. Journal of biological chemistry 287.17 (2012): 13813-13821.
Molecular Weight: 7741.62
Research Area: Endocrinology; Inflammation/Immunology