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Cardiotoxin_III

Cardiotoxin III

Cardiotoxin III (CTX III, also known as cytotoxin 3) is a sixty amino-acid polypeptide toxin from the Taiwan Cobra Naja naja atra. Recent evidence has shown that CTX III may induce apoptosis in K562 cells via the release of cytochrome c . This protein belong to large family of snake venom toxins

References

  • Yang, Sheng-Huei et al., Clin. Exp. Pharm 32 pp. 515-520, 2005 Abstract

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