Definition: Most abundant proteins in COBRA venom; basic polypeptides of 57 to 62 amino acids with four disulfide bonds and a molecular weight of less than 7000; causes skeletal and cardiac muscle contraction, interferes with neuromuscular and ganglionic transmission, depolarizes nerve, muscle and blood cell membranes, thus causing hemolysis.
/antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS
Other names Direct Lytic Factors; Cobra Cardiotoxin; Toxin Gamma, Cobra; Polypeptide, Cardiotoxin-Like Basic; Lytic Factors, Direct; Elapid Cardiotoxins; Cytotoxin Proteins, Cobra; Cardiotoxin, Cobra; Cardiotoxin Like Basic Polypeptide; Basic Polypeptide, Cardiotoxin-Like; Cytotoxin-Like Basic Protein (Cobra Venom); Cardiotoxin Proteins, Cobra; Cobra Venom Cardiotoxin D; Cobra Toxin Gamma; Cobra Cytotoxin Proteins; Cardiotoxins, Elapid; Cardiotoxin-Like Basic Polypeptide; Cardiotoxin VII2; Cardiotoxin VII 4; Cardiotoxin II