pubmed-article:19275742 | pubmed:abstractText | NPTX-594 is a neurotoxic acylpolyamine isolated from a Madagascar Joro spider and acts as a specific blocker of glutamate receptors (GluRs). The present study reports the creation of novel NPTX-594 analogs with thiol-containing fluorophores for use as visualization probes for the analysis of the binding mode between spider toxins and GluRs, together with the result of their cricket bioassay. | lld:pubmed |