VenoMS-A Website for the Low Molecular Mass Compounds in Spider Venoms. [PDF]
Metabolites, 2020 Spider venoms are highly complex mixtures. Numerous spider venom metabolites are uniquely found in spider venoms and are of interest concerning their potential use in pharmacology, agriculture, and cosmetics.
Forster YM +4 more
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Recent Advances in Research on Widow Spider Venoms and Toxins. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2015 Widow spiders have received much attention due to the frequently reported human and animal injures caused by them. Elucidation of the molecular composition and action mechanism of the venoms and toxins has vast implications in the treatment of ...
Yan S, Wang X.
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A Web of Coagulotoxicity: Failure of Antivenom to Neutralize the Destructive (Non-Clotting) Fibrinogenolytic Activity of Loxosceles and Sicarius Spider Venoms. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2020 Envenomations are complex medical emergencies that can have a range of symptoms and sequelae. The only specific, scientifically-validated treatment for envenomation is antivenom administration, which is designed to alleviate venom effects.
Grashof D +7 more
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Spider venom peptides Ht1a and Gg1a are toxic to honeybee parasite <i>Varroa destructor</i> by topical application. [PDF]
NPJ Drug DiscovGlobal food supply strongly depends on honeybee pollination services, which are threatened by insecticides and pests such as parasitic Varroa destructor mites.
Herzig V +14 more
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Spider-Venom Peptides: Structure, Bioactivity, Strategy, and Research Applications
Molecules, 2023 Spiders (Araneae), having thrived for over 300 million years, exhibit remarkable diversity, with 47,000 described species and an estimated 150,000 species in existence. Evolving with intricate venom, spiders are nature’s skilled predators.
Ruiyin Guo +5 more
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Venom of the Brazilian spider Sicarius ornatus (Araneae, Sicariidae) contains active sphingomyelinase D: potential for toxicity after envenomation. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 BACKGROUND:The spider family Sicariidae includes two genera, Sicarius and Loxosceles. Bites by Sicarius are uncommon in humans and, in Brazil, a single report is known of a 17-year old man bitten by a Sicarius species that developed a necrotic lesion ...
Priscila Hess Lopes +5 more
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A Novel Insecticidal Spider Peptide that Affects the Mammalian Voltage-Gated Ion Channel hKv1.5
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Spider venoms include various peptide toxins that modify the ion currents, mainly of excitable insect cells. Consequently, scientific research on spider venoms has revealed a broad range of peptide toxins with different pharmacological properties, even ...
Diana Alvarado +13 more
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Comparative venomic profiles of three spiders of the genus Phoneutria
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2022 Background: Spider venoms induce different physio-pharmacological effects by binding with high affinity on molecular targets, therefore being of biotechnological interest.
Frederico Francisco Fernandes +9 more
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A novel neurotoxin from venom of the spider, Brachypelma albopilosum. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Spiders have evolved highly selective toxins for insects. There are many insecticidal neurotoxins in spider venoms. Although a large amount of work has been done to focus on neurotoxicity of spider components, little information, which is related with ...
Yunhua Zhong +7 more
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A Comparative Analysis of the Venom Gland Transcriptomes of the Fishing Spiders Dolomedes mizhoanus and Dolomedes sulfurous. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Dolomedes sulfurous and Dolomedes mizhoanus are predaceous arthropods catching and feeding on small fish. They live in the same area and have similar habits.
Xunxun Xu +5 more
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