List of works by Zoltan Dekan

A Tarantula-Venom Peptide Antagonizes the TRPA1 Nociceptor Ion Channel by Binding to the S1–S4 Gating Domain

scientific article

A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the µ-opioid receptor

scientific article published on 14 October 2019

Analgesic Effects of GpTx-1, PF-04856264 and CNV1014802 in a Mouse Model of NaV1.7-Mediated Pain.

scientific article published on 17 March 2016

Conotoxin engineering: dual pharmacophoric noradrenaline transport inhibitor/integrin binding peptide with improved stability

scientific article published on 11 May 2012

Conotoxin Φ-MiXXVIIA from the Superfamily G2 Employs a Novel Cysteine Framework that Mimics Granulin and Displays Anti-Apoptotic Activity

scientific article published on 5 October 2017

Development of a μO-Conotoxin Analogue with Improved Lipid Membrane Interactions and Potency for the Analgesic Sodium Channel NaV1.8.

scientific article published on 29 March 2016

Identification and Characterization of ProTx-III [μ-TRTX-Tp1a], a New Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Inhibitor from Venom of the Tarantula Thrixopelma pruriens

scientific article

Isolation, characterization and total regioselective synthesis of the novel μO-conotoxin MfVIA from Conus magnificus that targets voltage-gated sodium channels

scientific article published on 16 May 2012

Modulating oxytocin activity and plasma stability by disulfide bond engineering

scientific article published on 30 November 2010

Modulatory features of the novel spider toxin μ-TRTX-Df1a isolated from the venom of the spider Davus fasciatus.

scientific article

Novel venom-derived inhibitors of the human EAG channel, a putative antiepileptic drug target

scientific article published in December 2018

PHAB toxins: a unique family of predatory sea anemone toxins evolving via intra-gene concerted evolution defines a new peptide fold

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Pharmacological characterisation of the highly NaV1.7 selective spider venom peptide Pn3a

scientific article

Selective spider toxins reveal a role for the Nav1.1 channel in mechanical pain

scientific journal article

Selenoether oxytocin analogues have analgesic properties in a mouse model of chronic abdominal pain

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Synthesis and In vitro Biological Activity of Cyclic Lipophilic χ-Conotoxin MrIA Analogues

scholarly article by Zoltan Dekan et al published 9 March 2007 in International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

Total Synthesis of Human Hepcidin through Regioselective Disulfide-Bond Formation by using the Safety-Catch Cysteine Protecting Group 4,4′-Dimethylsulfinylbenzhydryl

scientific article published on 07 February 2014

Xenopus borealis as an alternative source of oocytes for biophysical and pharmacological studies of neuronal ion channels.

scientific article

Δ-Myrtoxin-Mp1a is a Helical Heterodimer from the Venom of the Jack Jumper Ant that has Antimicrobial, Membrane-Disrupting, and Nociceptive Activities

scientific article published on 17 May 2017

α-Conotoxin ImI Incorporating Stable Cystathionine Bridges Maintains Full Potency and Identical Three-Dimensional Structure

scientific article published on 15 September 2011