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The few studies documented on Buthus tamulus are restricted to the isolation and purification of neurotoxins, protease inhibitors, histamine releasers [ 19 ] iberiotoxin, an inhibitor of high conductance Ca 2+-activated K +channel [ 21 ] and neurotoxin Bt-II [ 20 ] . In the quest for natural insect-selective toxins, we have identified a novel short lepidopteran-selective toxin from the venom of Mesobuthus tamulus having 37 amino acids residues and 8 half-cystines.
Note: The amino acid sequence of novel lepidopteran-selective toxin reported in this paper will appear in the SWISS-PROT protein data bank under the accession number P81761.