chlorotoxin

Chlorotoxin is a 36-amino acid peptide found in the venom of the deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus) which blocks small-conductance chloride channels. The fact that chlorotoxin binds preferentially to glioma cells has allowed the development of methods for the treatment and diagnosis of several types of cancer.

Chemical data

Formula: C158H249N53O47S11
Molecular weight: 3996 g/mol
IUPAC name: 2-[(1R,4R,5aR,8aS,9R,12S,17aS,18S,20aS,21R,24S,27S,30S,33S,36S,39S,42S,45S,48S,51S,54R,59R,62S,65S,74S,77R,80S,86S,92S)-51,80,92-tris(4-aminobutyl)-5a-[[(2S)-1-amino-5-carbamimidamido-1-oxopentan-2-yl]carbamoyl]-9-[[(2S)-2-amino-4-methylsulfanylbutanoyl]amino]-39,62-bis(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-24-benzyl-48,86-bis(3-carbamimidamidopropyl)-20a,33-bis(carboxymethyl)-27,30-bis[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-74-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-36-(1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl)-45-methyl-8a-(2-methylpropyl)-12,42-bis(2-methylsulfanylethyl)-a,3,7a,10,10a,13,15a,18a,19,21a,22,25,28,31,34,37,40,43,46,49,52,61,64,70,73,76,79,82,85,88,91,94,97-tritriacontaoxo-2a,3a,6,7,12a,13a,56,57-octathia-2,6a,9a,11,14,16a,19a,20,22a,23,26,29,32,35,38,41,44,47,50,53,60,63,69,72,75,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99-tritriacontazahexacyclo[57.41.10.84,54.421,77.014,18.065,69]docosahectan-17a-yl]acetic acid
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[C@H](C(=O)N1)CCSC)CCC(=O)N)CC5=CNC=N5)CC(=O)O)[C@@H](C)O)[C@@H](C)O)CC6=CC=CC=C6)NC(=O)[C@@H]7CCCN7C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CSSC[C@@H](C(=O)N4)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC2=O)CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CCSC)N)CCSC)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)NCC(=O)N8CCC[C@H]8C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N3)CCC(=O)N)CC9=CC=C(C=C9)O)CCCCN)CCCNC(=N)N)CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)N)CC(C)C)CCCCN)CCCNC(=N)N
InChIKey: QPAKKWCQMHUHNI-GQIQPHNSSA-N
XLogP: -22
Polar surface area: 1900 Å²
H-bond donors: 56
H-bond acceptors: 66
Formal charge: 0