Structure of variant 2 scorpion toxin from Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing

Preliminary X-ray investigation of variant-2 scorpion toxin from Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing. Evidence of a reversible transition between crystal forms.

Crystals of Variant-2 scorpion toxin have been grown using seeding techniques from 30% 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol at pH 9.2 and T = 4 degrees C. These crystals display a temperature-dependent, reversible phase transition near room temperature. The apparent space group for the high-temperature form is P3121 or P3221 with a = 48.8(1) A and c = 43.7(1) A, and with one molecule per asymmetric unit. A...

Amino acid sequence of neurotoxin I from Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing.

The further characterization of toxin I from venom of the scorpion Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing (region, Southwestern United States) is reported. Toxin I is a single palypeptide chain of 64 amino acid residues crosslinked by four disulfide bridges. The complete amino acid sequence of toxin I was deduced from the sequence of its tryptic peptides and overlaps provided by its chymotryptic pepti...

Proton nuclear magnetic resonance and distance geometry/simulated annealing studies on the variant-1 neurotoxin from the New World scorpion Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing.

The sequence-specific proton resonance assignments for the variant-1 (CsE-v1) neurotoxin from the venom of the New World scorpion Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing (range Southwestern United States) have been performed by 2D 1H NMR spectroscopy at 600 MHz. The stereospecific assignments for the beta-methylene protons of 19 non-proline residues have been determined. A number of short-, medium-, an...

Envenomation by the scorpion Centruroides exilicauda (C sculpturatus): severe and unusual manifestations.

Response to specific Centruroides sculpturatus antivenom in 151 cases of scorpion stings.

Review was made of the symptoms, treatment and outcome of 151 cases of severe envenomation by the scorpion Centruroides sculpturatus treated with antivenom, 1988-1989. The most frequent symptoms were restlessness, nystagmus, paresthesiae, hypersalivation, fasciculation, blurred vision and dysphagia with an average of four symptoms. Medications before antivenom, given to about half of the subjec...