DeTox: a pipeline for the detection of toxins in venomous organisms

A Ringeval, S Farhat, A Fedosov… - Briefings in …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Venomous organisms have independently evolved the ability to produce toxins 101 times
during their evolutionary history, resulting in over 200 000 venomous species. Collectively …

Exploring the neuroprotective potential of antimicrobial peptides from Dinoponera quadriceps venom against pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in vivo

LCF Paes, DB Lima, DMA da Silva, JT Valentin… - Toxicon, 2024 - Elsevier
Epilepsy affects around 50 million people worldwide and 30% of patients have difficulty
controlling the disease. The search for substances that can fill the existing gaps in the …

The Helix Ring Peptide U11 from the Venom of the Ant, Tetramorium bicarinatum, Acts as a Putative Pore-Forming Toxin

S Peigneur, D Tibery, J Tytgat - Membranes, 2024 - mdpi.com
An insect neuroactive helix ring peptide called U11-MYRTX-Tb1a (abbreviated as U11) from
the venom of the ant, Tetramorium bicarinatum. U11 is a 34-amino-acid peptide that is …