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crotoxin (medicine)


crotoxin
<chemical> A specific complex of toxic proteins from the venom of crotalus durissus terrificus (south american rattlesnake). It can be separated into a phospholipase a and crotapotin fragment; the latter consists of three different amino acid chains, potentiates the enzyme, and is specifically neurotoxic.

Chemical name: Crotoxin