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MS/MS analysis of four scorpion venoms from Colombia: a descriptive approach. [PDF]
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis, 2021 Background: Scorpions are widely known for the neurotoxic effects of their venoms, which contain peptides affecting ionic channels. Although Colombia is recognized for its scorpion diversity, only a few studies are available describing the venom ...
Estrada-Gómez S +3 more
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Target-Specificity in Scorpions; Comparing Lethality of Scorpion Venoms across Arthropods and Vertebrates. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2017 Scorpions use their venom in defensive situations as well as for subduing prey. Since some species of scorpion use their venom more in defensive situations than others, this may have led to selection for differences in effectiveness in defensive ...
van der Meijden A +4 more
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Targeted Metabolomics of <i>Tityus</i> Scorpion Venoms: Unveiling Small-Molecule Components. [PDF]
J Am Soc Mass SpectromScorpion venoms consist of proteins, peptides, and various low molecular weight (LMW) organic compounds, which act as toxins. Despite their potential significance, these compounds in scorpion venoms have been little investigated and their full range has ...
Dias NB +8 more
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Scorpion venoms in gastric cancer. [PDF]
Oncol Lett, 2020 Venom secretions from snakes, scorpions, spiders and bees, have been widely applied in traditional medicine and current biopharmaceutical research. Possession of anticancer potential is another novel discovery for animal venoms and toxins. An increasing number of studies have shown the anticancer effects of venoms and toxins of snakes, and scorpions in
Zhang XY, Zhang PY.
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Snapshots of scorpion venomics
Journal of Arid Environments, 2015 Scorpions are particularly well adapted to survival in extreme habitats (especially arid and semi-arid environments) and their ability to produce and deliver venoms is an important factor in this success.
Abdel-Rahman, Mohamed A. +2 more
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Effects of Brazilian scorpion venoms on the central nervous system. [PDF]
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis, 2018 In Brazil, the scorpion species responsible for most severe incidents belong to the Tityus genus and, among this group, T. serrulatus, T. bahiensis, T. stigmurus and T. obscurus are the most dangerous ones. Other species such as T.
Nencioni ALA +3 more
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Modern venom profiling: mining into scorpion venom biodiversity
, 2014 Scorpions and their sting are infamous for causing pain, morbidity, and, in some cases, death. However, research into scorpion venoms has revealed the presence of components that potentially have beneficial properties for humans.
Jennifer J. Smith +3 more
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Scorpion Venom: Detriments and Benefits [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2020 Scorpion venom may cause severe medical complications and untimely death if injected into the human body. Neurotoxins are the main components of scorpion venom that are known to be responsible for the pathological manifestations of envenoming. Besides neurotoxins, a wide range of other bioactive molecules can be found in scorpion venoms.
Shirin Ahmadi +8 more
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Chaperone-mediated native folding of a β-scorpion toxin in the periplasm of E.coli [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Animal neurotoxin peptides are valuable probes for investigating ion channel structure/function relationships and represent lead compounds for novel therapeutics and insecticides.
Cole, Ambrose R. +7 more
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Properties and Pharmacology of Scorpion Toxins and Their Biotechnological Potential in Agriculture and Medicine. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel)Scorpion venoms contain a wide range of toxins that interact with a variety of target molecules (ion channels, receptors and enzymes) associated with synaptic transmission, action potential propagation, cardiac function, hemostasis and other ...
Dal Belo CA, Hyslop S, Carlini CR.
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