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Structural similarities reveal an expansive conotoxin family with a two‐finger toxin fold

Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 11, November 2025.
Abstract Venomous animals have evolved a diverse repertoire of toxins with considerable pharmaceutical potential. The rapid evolution of peptide toxins, such as the conotoxins produced by venomous marine cone snails, often complicates efforts to infer their evolutionary relationships based solely on sequence information.
Muhammad Saad Khilji, Celeste M. Hackney, Thomas L. Koch, Arik J. Hone, Aymeric Rogalski, Maren Watkins, Jortan Tun, J. Michael McIntosh, Baldomero Olivera, Helena Safavi‐Hemami, Kaare Teilum, Lars Ellgaard   +11 more
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Saudi medicinal plants for the treatment of scorpion sting envenomation [PDF]

, 2016
Scorpion sting envenoming poses major public health problems. The treatment modalities include antivenoms, chemical antidotes and phytotherapy, with varying degrees of effectiveness and side effects.
Al-Asmari, Abdulrahman, Manthiri, Rajamohamed Abbas, Abdo, Nasreddien, Al-Duaiji, Fawzi Abdullah, Khan, Haseeb Ahmad   +4 more
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Unveiling the Evolutionary History of European Vipers and Their Venoms From a Multi‐Omic Approach

Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 21, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Snake genomes attract significant attention from multiple disciplines, including medicine, drug bioprospection, and evolutionary biology. However, genomic research within the Viperidae family has mostly focused on the subfamily Crotalinae, while the true vipers (Viperinae) have largely been overlooked.
Adrián Talavera, Marc Palmada‐Flores, Fernando Martínez‐Freiría, Gabriel Mochales‐Riaño, Bernat Burriel‐Carranza, Maria Estarellas, Daniel Fernández‐Guiberteau, Álvaro Camina, Sylvain Ursenbacher, Judit Vörös, Bálint Halpern, Davinia Pla, Juan José Calvete, Alexander S. Mikheyev, Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet, Salvador Carranza   +15 more
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Antigenic Cross-Reactivity Anti-Birtoxin Antibody against Androctonus crassicauda Venom

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2015
Background: Antivenom is still widely used in the treatment of envenomation as there are no vaccines or other effective agents available against animal venoms.
SuhandanAdigüzel Van-Zoelen, Ozcan Ozkan, Bora Inceoglu   +2 more
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Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming

Clinical Phytoscience, 2020
Scorpion sting envenoming in Saudi Arabia posed major public health problems. Conventional treatment with antivenom with its limitations and hazards called for the use of support remediation like prazosin therapy and phytotherapy as alternative solutions
Abdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari, Rajamohamed Abbasmanthiri, Nasreddien Mohammed Abdo Osman, Byan Abdulrahman Al-Asmari   +3 more
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Toxines et Transferts ioniques [PDF]

, 2011
Collection Rencontres en Toxinologie, ISSN 1760-6004 ; http://sfet.asso.fr/international/images/stories/SFET/pdf/Ebook-RT19-2011-signets.pdfInternational ...
Barbier, Julien, Benoit, Evelyne, Gilles, Nicolas, Ladant, Daniel, Martin-Eauclaire, Marie-France, Mattei, César, Molgó, Jordi, Popoff, Michel R., Servent, Denis   +8 more
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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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Comparisons of Protein and Peptide Complexity in Poneroid and Formicoid Ant Venoms [PDF]

, 2016
© 2016 American Chemical Society. Animal venom peptides are currently being developed as novel drugs and bioinsecticides. Because ants use venoms for defense and predation, venomous ants represent an untapped source of potential bioactive toxins.
Aili, SR, Dejean, A, Escoubas, P, Koh, JMS, Nicholson, GM, Orivel, J, Padula, MP, Touchard, A   +7 more
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The unfulfilled promises of scorpion insectotoxins

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015
Since the description and biochemical characterization of the first insect-specific neurotoxins from scorpion venoms, almost all contributions have highlighted their potential application as leads for the development of potent bioinsecticides.
Ernesto Ortiz, Lourival D Possani
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The Evolution of Fangs, Venom, and Mimicry Systems in Blenny Fishes [PDF]

, 2017
Venom systems have evolved on multiple occasions across the animal kingdom, and they can act as key adaptations to protect animals from predators. Consequently, venomous animals serve as models for a rich source of mimicry types, as non-venomous ...
Amanda Nouwens, Anthony Romilio, Bryan G. Fry, Gavan M. Cooke, Gregory C. Bird, Han Han, Irina Vetter, Ivan Koludarov, Ivo Que, James Dobson, Jeroen C. Visser, Jordan Debono, Karen L. Cheney, Karine Mardon, Kate Baumann, Louise van der Weerd, Michael K. Richardson, Michael Morgan, Nicholas R. Casewell, Sanjaya Kuruppu, Simon C. Wagstaff, Syed A. Ali, Vera Weisbecker, Wayne C. Hodgson   +23 more
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