Contryphan

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title: Contryphan
text: The contryphans are a family of peptides that are active constituents of the potent venom produced by cone snail. The two amino acid cysteine residues in contryphans are linked by a disulfide bond. In addition, contryphans undergo an unusual degree of post-translational modification including epimerization of leucine and tryptophan, tryptophan bromination, amidation of the C-terminus, and proline hydroxylation. In the broader scheme of genetic conotoxin classification, contryphans are members of
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date modified: 2021-10-23T19:24:24Z
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