Kurtoxin is a toxin found in the venom of the South African scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus.
[2] Kurtotoxin is found in the venom of the South African scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus.
It can be isolated from the venom of Parabuthus transvaalicus by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
The complete primary amino-acid sequence of kurtoxin is: KIDGYPVDYW NCKRICWYNN KYCNDLCKGL KADSGYCWGW TLSCYCQGLP DNARIKRSGR CRA.
Here the toxin interacts with high affinity with T-type, L-type, N-type, and P-type channels.