The first gamma-carboxyglutamic acid-containing contryphan. A selective L-type calcium ion channel blocker isolated from the venom of Conus marmoreus.

Contryphans constitute a group of conopeptides that are known to contain an unusual density of post-translational modifications including tryptophan bromination, amidation of the C-terminal residue, leucine, and tryptophan isomerization, and proline hydroxylation. Here we report the identification a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hansson, K, Ma, X, Eliasson, L, Czerwiec, E, Furie, B, Rorsman, P, Stenflo, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004