chlorotoxin

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Noun

1. A 36-[[amino acid]] [[peptide]] found in the [[venom]] of the deathstalker scorpion ({{taxlink|Leiurus quinquestriatus|species}}). It [[block]]s small-[[conductance]] [[chloride]] [[channel]]s.

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