Tinyatoxin

Tinyatoxin (TTX or TTN) is a highly irritable analog of resiniferatoxin and capsaicin. It is a neurotoxin and (like its analogs) acts via vaniloid receptors of sensory nerves. Tinyatoxin has a potential for pharmaceutical uses similar to uses of capsaicin. Tinyatoxin is about three times weaker than resiniferatoxin.

Tinyatoxin is commercially available from LC laboratories [http://www.lclabs.com/] .

References

* Szallasi, A. and Blumberg, P.M. "Characterization of vanilloid receptors in the dorsal horn of pig spinal cord." Brain Res. 547: 335-338 (1991).