Piscivorin

Piscivorin is a component of snake venom secreted by the Eastern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus).[1] It is a member of the cysteine-rich secretory protein (CRISP) family, which blocks voltage-dependent calcium channels.

  1. ^ Yamazaki, Yasuo; Hyodo, Fumiko; Morita, Takashi (2003). "Wide distribution of cysteine-rich secretory proteins in snake venoms: Isolation and cloning of novel snake venom cysteine-rich secretory proteins". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 412 (1): 133–41. doi:10.1016/S0003-9861(03)00028-6. PMID 12646276.