Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Alpha-Bungarotoxin α-Bungarotoxin (α-BTX) is one of the bungarotoxins components of the venom of the elapid snake Taiwanese banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus). It is a type of α-neurotoxin a neurotoxic protein that is known to bind irreversibly and competitively to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor found at the neuromuscular junction causing paralysis respiratory failure and death in the victim.
