Two novel antimicrobial peptides from centipede venoms

K Peng, Y Kong, L Zhai, X Wu, P Jia, J Liu, H Yu - Toxicon, 2010 - Elsevier
Centipede venoms are complex mixtures of biochemically and pharmacologically active
components such as peptides and proteins. Very few are known about their …

Induction, purification and characterization of an antibacterial peptide scolopendrin I from the venom of centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans

R Wenhua, Z Shuangquan, S Daxiang, Z Kaiya… - 2006 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
The crude venom of the centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans, injected with
Escherichia coli K₁₂D₃₁ for 3-4 days showed broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity …

A novel antimicrobial peptide, scolopendin, from Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans and its microbicidal mechanism

W Lee, JS Hwang, DG Lee - Biochimie, 2015 - Elsevier
A novel antimicrobial peptide (AMP) was identified from the centipede Scolopendra
subspinipes mutilans by RNA sequencing, and the amino acid sequences predicted from …

[HTML][HTML] Scolopendin 2, a cationic antimicrobial peptide from centipede, and its membrane-active mechanism

H Lee, JS Hwang, J Lee, JI Kim, DG Lee - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2015 - Elsevier
Scolopendin 2 is a 16-mer peptide (AGLQFPVGRIGRLLRK) derived from the centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans. We observed that this peptide exhibited antimicrobial …

Construction and expression of an antimicrobial peptide scolopin 1 from the centipede venoms of Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans in Escherichia coli using SUMO …

H Hou, W Yan, K Du, Y Ye, Q Cao, W Ren - Protein Expression and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptide scolopin 1 (AMP-scolopin 1) is a small cationic peptide identified from
centipede venoms of Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans. It has broad-spectrum activities …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of an antibacterial peptide from Indian cobra (Naja naja) venom

MK Sachidananda, SK Murari… - Journal of Venomous …, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
Due to the development of antibiotic resistance in microorganisms, antimicrobial peptides
from natural sources have attracted attention in recent times. Several antimicrobial peptides …

[HTML][HTML] Lacrain: the first antimicrobial peptide from the body extract of the Brazilian centipede Scolopendra viridicornis

E Chaparro, PI Da Silva Junior - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2016 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial activities have previously been described by traditional Eastern medicine in
Chilopoda body extracts, but until now no bioactive peptides have been described. In this …

Identification of a novel antimicrobial peptide, scolopendin 1, derived from centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans and its antifungal mechanism

H Choi, JS Hwang, DG Lee - Insect molecular biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, a novel antimicrobial peptide, scolopendin 1, was identified from adult
centipedes, Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans using RNA sequencing. Scolopendin 1 …

Venomic analyses of Scolopendra viridicornis nigra and Scolopendra angulata (Centipede, Scolopendromorpha): shedding light on venoms from a neglected group

B Rates, MP Bemquerer, M Richardson, MH Borges… - Toxicon, 2007 - Elsevier
Centipedes are venomous arthropods responsible for a significant number of non-lethal
human envenomations. Despite this, information about the composition and function of their …

[HTML][HTML] Past, present, and future of naturally occurring antimicrobials related to snake venoms

N Oguiura, L Sanches, PV Duarte, MA Sulca-López… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A critical global health problem is microbial resistance to antibiotics. In
order to further discuss this issue and search for practical means to overcome such …