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Toxins, 2019 Ant venoms contain many small, linear peptides, an untapped source of bioactive peptide toxins. The control of agricultural insect pests currently depends primarily on chemical insecticides, but their intensive use damages the environment and human ...
John Heep +6 more
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Biological Activities and Ecological Significance of Fire Ant Venom Alkaloids
Toxins, 2023 Venoms produced by arthropods act as chemical weapons to paralyze prey or deter competitors. The utilization of venom is an essential feature in the biology and ecology of venomous arthropods.
Guangxin Xu, Li Chen
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Toxins, 2015 Hymenoptera venoms constitute an interesting source of natural toxins that may lead to the development of novel therapeutic agents. The present study investigated the enzymatic and biological characteristics of the crude venom of the ant Odontomachus ...
Mariana Ferreira Silva +9 more
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Advanced Research on Animal Venoms in China
, 2023 For millennia, scientists, researchers, and the general public have been intrigued by animal venoms due to their potent effects and paradoxical ability to both harm and heal [...
Qiumin Lu, Ren Lai
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Molecules, 2021 1-Pyrrolines are important intermediates of active natural products, such as the 2,5-dialkyl-1-pyrroline derivatives found in fire ant venoms. Here, 5-hexyl-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole was synthesized by the enzymatic transamination/cyclization of 2 ...
Daniel F. Kawano +5 more
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Toxins, 2022 The venoms of ants (Formicidae) are a promising source of novel bioactive molecules with potential for clinical and agricultural applications. However, despite the rich diversity of ant species, only a fraction of this vast resource has been thoroughly ...
Sabine Hurka +8 more
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Antibacterial properties of contact defensive secretions in neotropical Crematogaster ants
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012 Crematogaster ants use their contact venoms to compete with other ants. Although those venoms are used primarily as repellent and toxic secretions, they may have other functions.
Y Quinet +8 more
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Biomedicines, 2020 Ant venoms have recently attracted increased attention due to their chemical complexity, novel molecular frameworks, and diverse biological activities.
Samantha A. Nixon +8 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2022 Arthropod venoms are potential sources of bioactive substances, providing tools for the validation of popular use and new drugs design. Ants belonging to the genus Dinoponera are used in the folk medicine to treat inflammatory conditions.
Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy +6 more
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Isolation and characterization of a structurally unique β-hairpin venom peptide from the predatory ant Anochetus emarginatus [PDF]
, 2016 Most ant venoms consist predominantly of small linear peptides, although some contain disulfide-linked peptides as minor components. However, in striking contrast to other ant species, some Anochetus venoms are composed primarily of disulfide-rich ...
Herzig, Volker +23 more
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