On 9 Dec 1996, David Fickbohm wrote:
> I'm interested in buying kappa-bungarotoxin (also known as neuronal
> bungaroxtoxin). Is there a commercial source for it? If so, what is the
> phone number or web address?
>> Thanks, Dave Fickbohm (Tufts University, Biology Dept)
Dave,
There is no commercial source for it that I know of that can guarantee
purity, which is essential. There's a snake farm in Florida, but
their prep is of questionable purity. There is a fellow named Greg Grant
in Missouri who has cloned the gene and can now produce it in yeast. It
takes a lot of E. coli to make enough for one of my in vivo rat
experiments (I've tried, about a month's worth of work), but that's
another avenue to try if you prefer E. coli. If you contact him,
he may send you the constructs for either (as part of a collaborative
effort). The yeast stuff works great for me!
Matt
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