α-Conotoxin Peptidomimetics: Probing the Minimal Binding Motif for Effective Analgesia

Several analgesic α-conotoxins have been isolated from marine cone snails. Structural modification of native peptides has provided potent and selective analogues for two of its known biological targets—nicotinic acetylcholine and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) G protein-coupled (GABA<sub>B</sub...

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Main Authors: Adam C. Kennedy, Alessia Belgi, Benjamin W. Husselbee, David Spanswick, Raymond S. Norton, Andrea J. Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/8/505