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Pantinin‐Derived Peptides against Veterinary Herpesviruses: Activity and Structural Characterization

ChemMedChem, Volume 20, Issue 19, October 6, 2025.
Pantinin‐1 and pantinin‐2, scorpion venom–derived peptides, show potent antiviral activity against caprine and bovine herpesviruses. Acting via virucidal action and inhibition of viral entry/fusion, they adopt α‐helical structures in membrane‐mimetic environments. These structure–activity insights highlight their potential as therapeutic agents against
Rosa Giugliano, Carla Zannella, Annalisa Chianese, Clementina Acconcia, Alessandra Monti, Roberta Della Marca, Ugo Pagnini, Serena Montagnaro, Nunzianna Doti, Carla Isernia, Massimiliano Galdiero, Filomena Fiorito, Luigi Russo, Valentina Iovane, Anna De Filippis   +14 more
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Partial purification of peptides present in the Tityus macrochirus (Buthidae) scorpion venom and preliminary assessment of their cytotoxicity

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2017
Introduction: Scorpion venom contains peptides with neurotoxic action primarily active on ion channels in the nervous system of insects and mammals. They are also characterized as cytolytic and anticancer, biological characteristics that have not yet ...
Clara Andrea Rincón-Cortés, Edgar Antonio Reyes-Montaño, Nohora Angélica Vega-Castro   +2 more
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Introducing Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905) scorpion as one of the major stinging scorpions in Khuzestan, Iran [PDF]

, 2009
Khuzestan province has the highest rate of scorpion sting in Iran. This is a study to identify these scorpions in Khuzestan. In this study 418 scorpions were kept in the ethyl alcohol 70, each being studied by stereomicroscopy and diagnosis key ...
Bigdelli, S., Dehghani, R., Djadid, N.D., Shahbazzadeh, D.   +3 more
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Evolution of Phospholipase A2 in Bees and Flies

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.
This study investigated the evolution of the PLA2 gene in bees and flies and compared the evolutionary rate between them, which denotes the toxic group and the non‐toxic group. The results showed that PLA2 was under purifying selection and that an accelerated evolution of PLA2 occurred in the toxic group when compared with the non‐toxic group ...
Siqi Yang, Minyu Wu, Ping Feng
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Scorpions and their Venom [PDF]

Nature, 1922
PHYSALIA in “Animaux Venimeux,” p. 252, says that in all venomous animals their immunity to their own venom is limited, and announces that in an experiment a scorpion, Bulteus australis, was killed by an injection of the same venom as its own. I should like to add further observations from personal experience, bearing on this very interesting subject.
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Scorpion Venom Causes Apoptosis by Increasing Reactive Oxygen Species and Cell Cycle Arrest in MDA-MB-231 and HCT-8 Cancer Cell Lines

Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 2018
Objectives. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of scorpion venoms on cancer cell progression, apoptosis, and cell cycle arrest. Scorpion venoms are known to possess numerous bioactive compounds that act against cancer progression by ...
Abdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari PhD, Anvarbatcha Riyasdeen PhD, Mozaffarul Islam PhD   +2 more
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Exon Shuffling and Origin of Scorpion Venom Biodiversity

Toxins, 2016
Scorpion venom is a complex combinatorial library of peptides and proteins with multiple biological functions. A combination of transcriptomic and proteomic techniques has revealed its enormous molecular diversity, as identified by the presence of a ...
Xueli Wang, Bin Gao, Shunyi Zhu
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Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Activities, and Toxicology of the Subfamily Gomphrenoideae (Amaranthaceae): A Comprehensive Review

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 22, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT The subfamily Gomphrenoideae is composed of about 480 accepted species, many of which have been historically used as medicinal plants, reason why they have been studied in terms of chemical profile, biological activity, and safety. This review consolidates the advances in research on this subfamily over the past 47 years, emphasizing its ...
Dayanna Isabel Araque Gelves, Giulia Cristina de Andreoli Souza, Alvaro Jose Hernandez Tasco, Marcos José Salvador   +3 more
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Short Peptides from Asian Scorpions: Bioactive Molecules with Promising Therapeutic Potential

Toxins
Scorpion venom peptides, particularly those derived from Asian species, have garnered significant attention, offering therapeutic potential in pain management, cancer, anticoagulation, and infectious diseases.
Kaiyun Xin, Ruize Sun, Wanyang Xiao, Weijie Lu, Chenhui Sun, Jietao Lou, Yanyan Xu, Tianbao Chen, Di Wu, Yitian Gao   +9 more
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Rare Records of Tropical Spiders Preying on Vertebrates in Southwest China 热带地区罕见的蜘蛛捕食脊椎动物记录:来自中国西南部的四例观察

Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 334-338, September 2025.
This study reports four rare events of spiders preying on vertebrates in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Southwest China. The predators included a giant golden orb‐weaver, huntsman spiders, and a wandering spider, while the prey consisted of a small bird, a blind snake, a gecko, and a tiny shrew.
Wanlu Liu, Jin Chen, Cheng Chen, Ming Tang, Jiabin Li, Minghui Yuan, Yan Xu   +6 more
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