3FTx

English

Noun

3FTx (plural 3FTxs)

1. (biochemistry) Abbreviation of three-finger toxin.
   • 2022 June 10, Oliveira, A.L., Viegas, M.F., da Silva, S.L. et al., “The chemistry of snake venom and its medicinal potential”, in Nature Reviews Chemistry‎^[1], volume 6, →DOI, page 453:

     Elapid venoms mainly comprise peptides and proteins from seven families; secreted phospholipases A2 (PLA2s)^{32,33,34,35,36} and three-finger toxins (3FTxs)^36,37,38,39 are often major constituents and have a dominant role in the action of the venom, […]