title: Classification of scorpion toxins according to amino acid composition and sequence.
abstract: Scorpion venom toxins were systematically classified according to amino acid composition, insertion/deletion events and sequence. The significance of each comparison method and its outcome is discussed in relation to known immunological and structural properties. A general classification of the toxins is proposed that accounts for both the immunological groupings and the differences in mode of action.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D012604:Scorpion Venoms