Ophanin

Ophanin is a toxin found in the venom of the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), which lives throughout South East Asia. This toxin belongs to the cysteine-rich secretory protein (CRISP) family. Ophanin weakly blocks the contraction of smooth muscles elicited by high potassium-induced depolarization,[1] suggesting that it inhibits voltage-dependent calcium channels.

  1. ^ Yamazaki Y, Hyodo F; Morita T (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): 133–141. doi:10.1016/S0003-9861(03)00028-6. PMID 12646276.