Chlorotoxin

Cas No.:	163515-35-3
Chemical Name:	L-Argininamide, L-methionyl-L-cysteinyl-L-methionyl-L-prolyl-L-cysteinyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-threonyl-L-threonyl-L-α-aspartyl-L-histidyl-L-glutaminyl-L-methionyl-L-alanyl-L-arginyl-L-lysyl-L-cysteinyl-L-α-aspartyl-L-α-aspartyl-L-cysteinyl-L-cysteinylglycylgl
Synonyms:	TM-601
SMILES:	C[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H]2CSSC[C@H]3C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CSSC[C@H]4C(=O)NCC(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CSSC[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[
Formula:	C158H249N53O47S11
M.Wt:	3995
Purity:	>98%
Sotrage:	2 years -20°C Powder, 2 weeks 4°C in DMSO, 6 months -80°C in DMSO

Description:	Chlorotoxin is a 36 amino-acid peptide from the venom of the Israeli scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus with anticancer activity. Chlorotoxin is a chloride channel blocker.
Target:	Chloride Channel[1]
In Vivo:	Chlorotoxin shows insecticidal activity on insects and other invertebrates. After the administration of I-Chlorotoxin to tumor-bearing mice, the peptides accumulated within the tumor[2].Chlorotoxin selectively accumulates in the brain of tumor-bearing mice with calculated brain: muscle ratios of 36.4% of injected dose/g (ID/g), as compared to 12.4%ID/g in control animals[3].
In Vitro:	Chlorotoxin (Chlorotoxin) preferentially binds to tumor cells and has been harnessed to develop an imaging agent to help visualize tumors during surgical resection. In addition, chlorotoxin has potential as a vehicle to deliver anti-cancer drugs specifically to cancer cells. Chlorotoxin is shown to bind glioma cells, but is unable to bind normal rat astrocytes and Te671, a human rhabdomyosarcoma cell line. Chlorotoxin inhibits the migration of U251MG (glioma) cells, with an IC50 of 600 nM[2]. Chlorotoxin binds to glioma cells is specific and involves high affinity (Kd=4.2 nM) and low affinity (Kd=660 nM) binding sites[3].Small conductance chloride channels are shown to be potently blocked by Chlorotoxin. Chlorotoxin has been used as a general pharmacological tool to investigate the function of chloride channels[4].
Animal Administration:	Mouse: At 24, 48, 72, and 96 h after tumor-bearing and control SCID mice are injected with 125l-labeled Chlorotoxin, they are anesthetized and imaged. Both 125I- and 131l-labeled Chlorotoxin-injected animals and their control counterparts are killed at indicated time points for biodistribution studies[3].
References:	[1]. DeBin JA, et al. Purification and characterization of chlorotoxin, a chloride channel ligand from the venom of the scorpion. Am J Physiol. 1993 Feb;264(2 Pt 1):C361-9. [2]. Ojeda PG, et al. Chlorotoxin: Structure, activity, and potential uses in cancer therapy. Biopolymers. 2016 Jan;106(1):25-36. [3]. Soroceanu L, et al. Use of chlorotoxin for targeting of primary brain tumors. Cancer Res. 1998 Nov 1;58(21):4871-9. [4]. Dardevet L, et al. Chlorotoxin: a helpful natural scorpion peptide to diagnose glioma and fight tumor invasion. Toxins (Basel). 2015 Mar 27;7(4):1079-101.