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botulinum toxin
Clostridial neurotoxin botulinum toxin (BoNT)
Function:
- zinc metalloprotease specific for synaptobrevin-2
- inhibitor of neurotransmitter release
Notes:
- antidote: botulinum antitoxin
Related
botulinum antitoxin
Clostridium botulinum
Specific
botulinum A toxin (Botox, Dysport, Xeomin)
botulinum B toxin (Myobloc)
General
bacterial toxin
References
- Sollner T, Whiteheart SW, Brunner M et al
SNAP receptors implicated in vesicle targeting and fusion.
Nature. 1993 Mar 25;362(6418):318-24.
PMID: 8455717
- Arnon SS, Schechter R, Inglesby TV
Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public
health management.
JAMA. 2001 Feb 28;285(8):1059-70.
PMID: 11209178