a(HBP:"alpha-Bungarotoxin") increases complex(a(HBP:"alpha-Bungarotoxin"), p(HGNCGENEFAMILY:"Cholinergic receptors nicotinic subunits"))

PubMed:19126755

The most valuable of these toxins to researchers proved to be alpha-BGT from the snake Bungarus multicinctus. Because this toxin binds to the muscle nAChR with great specificity and a near-covalent affinity, it was an invaluable tool in the purification of the first nAChRs (discussed above).

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