Sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) lethal factor: effect on black lipid membranes.
A lethal toxin from the fishing tentacles of the sea nettle, Chrysaora quinquecirrha, affected ion permeability in black lipid membranes by producing monovalent cation channels. These channels appeared to measure approximately 31 pS.
D000818:Animals; D002412:Cations; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010539:Permeability
D002412:Cations; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; C031441:sea nettle toxin