First chemical synthesis of a scorpion α
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Sarrah M'Barek; Ziad Fajloun; Sandrine Cestèle; Christiane Devaux; Pascal Mansue
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Aah I is a 63‐residue α‐toxin isolated from the venom of the __Buthidae__ scorpion __Androctonus australis hector__, which is considered to be the most dangerous species. We report here the first chemical synthesis of Aah I by the solid‐phase method, using a Fmoc strategy. The synthetic