Chemistry:Conantokin G

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Conantokin G
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC88H137N25O45
Molar mass2265.194 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Conantokin G is a naturally occurring 17-amino acid peptide isolated from the venom of the deadly marine cone snail Conus geographus. It has the amino acid sequence GEXXLQXNQXLIRXKSN, where X = gamma-Carboxyglutamic acid, a post-translationally modified derivative of glutamic acid with two COOH groups. It has sedative and analgesic effects in mice, acting as an NMDA receptor antagonist.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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References

  1. "Conantokins: inhibitors of ion flow through the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor channels". Current Drug Targets 1 (3): 219–235. November 2000. doi:10.2174/1389450003349218. PMID 11465072. 
  2. "Structure-function relationships of the NMDA receptor antagonist conantokin peptides". Current Drug Targets 2 (3): 313–322. September 2001. doi:10.2174/1389450013348542. PMID 11554555. 
  3. "Conantokins: peptide antagonists of NMDA receptors". Current Medicinal Chemistry 11 (23): 3073–3084. December 2004. doi:10.2174/0929867043363901. PMID 15579001. 
  4. "Conantokin-G attenuates detrimental effects of NMDAR hyperactivity in an ischemic rat model of stroke". PLOS ONE 10 (3). 2015. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0122840. PMID 25822337. Bibcode2015PLoSO..1022840B. 
  5. "Antagonistic action on NMDA/GluN2B mediated currents of two peptides that were conantokin-G structure-based designed". BMC Neuroscience 18 (1). May 2017. doi:10.1186/s12868-017-0361-4. PMID 28511693. 
  6. "Changes in NMDA Receptor Function in Rapid Ischemic Tolerance: A Potential Role for Tri-Heteromeric NMDA Receptors". Biomolecules 12 (9): 1214. September 2022. doi:10.3390/biom12091214. PMID 36139053.