Denmotoxin is a neurotoxin isolated from the venom of the black-and-yellow mangrove snake (Boiga dendrophila). It exhibits strong toxicity in some animals: Specifically, it permanently blocks muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in birds, whereas its effect on mammals is roughly a hundred times weaker and more easily reversed. Structurally, it is a cysteine-rich polypeptide featuring a nonconventional three-finger fold with five disulfide bridges.
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