POLYPEPTONES ORIGINATED OF AGELENOPSIS APERTA HAVING CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING EFFECT

摘要

PCT No. PCT/US93/05392 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 27, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 27, 1995 PCT Filed Jun. 10, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/02511 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 3, 1994A polypeptide isolated from the venom of the Agelenopsis aperta spider blocks calcium channels in cells of various organisms and is useful in blocking such calcium channels in cells per se, in the treatment of calcium channel-mediated diseases and conditions, and in the control of invertebrate pests.