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The envenomation of general physiology throughout the last century. [PDF]

, 2017
Toxins are the poisonous products of organisms. Toxins serve vital defensive and offensive functions for those that harbor them: stinging scorpions, pesticidal plants, sanguinary snakes, fearless frogs, sliming snails, noxious newts, and smarting spiders.
Sack, Jon T
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Transcriptome analysis of the venom gland of the scorpion Scorpiops jendeki: implication for the evolution of the scorpion venom arsenal

BMC Genomics, 2009
Background The family Euscorpiidae, which covers Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, is one of the most widely distributed scorpion groups. However, no studies have been conducted on the venom of a Euscorpiidae species yet.
Wu Yingliang, Liu Jun, Li Songryong, He Yawen, Zhao Ruiming, Ma Yibao, Cao Zhijian, Li Wenxin   +7 more
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In silico structural evaluation of short cationic antimicrobial peptides [PDF]

, 2018
© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Cationic peptides with ...
Malkinson, John, Passarini, Ilaria, Rossiter, Sharon, Zloh, Mire   +3 more
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Structure-function strategies to improve the pharmacological value of animal toxins. [PDF]

, 2006
ISBN : 978-0-12-369442-3Animal venoms are rich sources of bioactive compounds that possess obvious pharmacological, therapeutic and/or biotechnological values.
de Waard, Michel, Sabatier, Jean-Marc
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Pantinin-Derived Peptides against Veterinary Herpesviruses: Activity and Structural Characterization. [PDF]

ChemMedChem
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
Giugliano R, Zannella C, Chianese A, Acconcia C, Monti A, Della Marca R, Pagnini U, Montagnaro S, Doti N, Isernia C, Galdiero M, Fiorito F, Russo L, Iovane V, De Filippis A.   +14 more
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Therapeutic potential of a scorpion venom-derived antimicrobial peptide and its homologs against antibiotic-resistant gram-positive bacteria [PDF]

, 2018
The alarming rise in the prevalence of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria poses a unique challenge for the development of effective therapeutic agents.
Brogden, Cao, Cao, Cao, Cao, Cavanagh, Conde, Corzo, Dai, Dai, Dai, de Melo, Diego-Garcia, Fan, Fjell, Gao, Gao, Gautier, Gentilucci, Guo, Harrison, Harrison, Hartmann, Hou, Huang, Li, Luna-Ramirez, Melo, Miyashita, Moerman, Mygind, Nie, Peng, Ramirez-Carreto, Shai, Torres-Larios, Wang, Xu, Yamaguchi, Yang, Yeaman, Yuan, Zeng, Zeng, Zhao   +44 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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BotCl, the First Chlorotoxin-like Peptide Inhibiting Newcastle Disease Virus: The Emergence of a New Scorpion Venom AMPs Family

Molecules, 2023
Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is one of the most serious contagions affecting domestic poultry and other avian species. It causes high morbidity and mortality, resulting in huge economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide.
Abir Jlassi, Marwa Mekni-Toujani, Asma Ferchichi, Charfeddine Gharsallah, Christian Malosse, Julia Chamot-Rooke, Mohamed ElAyeb, Abdeljelil Ghram, Najet Srairi-Abid, Salma Daoud   +9 more
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Non-disulfide-Bridge peptide 5.5 from the Scorpion Hadrurus gertschi Inhibits the growth of mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense [PDF]

, 2017
Multi-drug resistant microorganisms have been a growing concern during the last decades due to their contribution in mortality rates worldwide. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are broad spectrum antimicrobial agents that display potent microbicidal ...
Kipnis, Ana Paula Junqueira, Kipnis, André, Mortari, Márcia Renata, Neves, Rogério Coutinho das, Santos, Bruno de Paula Oliveira, Schwartz, Elisabeth Nogueira Ferroni, Silva, Roosevelt Alves da, Souza, Adolfo Carlos, Trentini, Monalisa Martins   +8 more
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Bradykinin-Potentiating Factors of Venom from Iranian Medically Important Scorpions [PDF]

Archives of Razi Institute, 2019
The venom of animals, including snakes, scorpions, and spiders is a complex combination of proteins, peptides, and other biomolecules as well as some minerals.
H. R. Goudarzi, Z. Salehi Najafabadi, A. Movahedi, M. Noofeli   +3 more
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