Leconotide

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Leconotide
Clinical data
IV
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
CAS Number
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC107H179N35O36S7
Molar mass2756.24 g·mol−1

Leconotide (

pain conditions.[1][2]

It acts as an N-type voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav2.2) blocker and is highly selective for this channel over the related P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channel (Cav2.1).[1][2]

Relative to

intrathecal injection.[3][4][5]

See also

  • Ziconotide, an analgesic peptide derived from the toxin of the cone snail species Conus magus
  • Lacosamide, an approved small molecule analgesic and anti-epileptic
  • Ralfinamide, an investigational small molecule analgesic

References

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    ISBN 978-1-84973-645-9
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  2. ^
    ISBN 978-94-007-6334-0
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  3. ISBN 978-1-4649-2221-3
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  4. PMID 20002322
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  5. PMID 21539704
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