The fascination and fear of snakes dates back to time immemorial, with the first scientific
treatise on snakebite envenoming, the Brooklyn Medical Papyrus, dating from ancient Egypt …

Biological neutralization represents a general strategy that deploys therapeutic agents to
bind with harmful molecules or infectious pathogens, block their bioactivity, and thus prevent …

Snake venom contains many toxic proteins that can destroy the circulatory system or
nervous system of prey. Studies have found that these snake venom proteins have the …

Drug discovery from natural sources is going through a renaissance, having spent many
decades in the shadow of synthetic molecule drug discovery, despite the fact that natural …

Potassium (K+) channels are highly regulated membrane proteins that control the potassium
ion flux and respond to different cellular stimuli. These ion channels are grouped into three …

The number of databases of natural products (NPs) has increased substantially. Latin
America is extraordinarily rich in biodiversity, enabling the identification of novel NPs, which …

Natural products (NPs) are a rich source of structurally novel molecules, and the chemical
space they encompass is far from being fully explored. Over history, NPs have represented a …

The combined use of peptides, nanomaterials, and hydrogels is a promising strategy for
chronic skin wound healing, which remains a huge clinical challenge. Here, we optimized …

Neurotoxins generally inhibit or promote the release of neurotransmitters or bind to
receptors that are located in the pre-or post-synaptic membranes, thereby affecting …

Marine natural products are well-recognized as potential resources to fill the pipeline of drug
leads to enter the pharmaceutical industry. In this circumstance, marine-derived fungi are …