Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
bun·ga·ro·tox·in Pronunciation:
'b&[ng]-g&-rO-"täk-s&n Function:
noun : a potent polypeptideneurotoxin that is obtained from krait venom and yields three electrophoretic fractions of which the one designated α is used especially to label acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscularjunctions because it binds irreversibly to them and blocks their activity —often used with one of the Greek prefixes α-, β-, or γ- to indicate the electrophoretic fractions
