Spider-Venom Peptides: Structure, Bioactivity, Strategy, and Research Applications

R Guo, G Guo, A Wang, G Xu, R Lai, H Jin - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Spiders' digestive system as a source of trypsin inhibitors: functional activity of a member of atracotoxin structural family

OBS Neto, R Valladão, GR Coelho, R Dias… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Spiders are important predators of insects and their venoms play an essential role in prey
capture. Spider venoms have several potential applications as pharmaceutical compounds …