Tetanospasmin
Structure of tetanospasmin
Mechanism of action of tetanospasmin
Tetanospasmin is the neurotoxin produced by the vegetative spore of Clostridium tetani in anaerobic conditions, causing tetanus. It has no known function for clostridia in the soil environment where they are normally encountered. It is sometimes called spasmogenic toxin, tetanus toxin or abbreviated to TeTx or TeNT. Tetanospasmin spreads [...]