Spiders are diverse, predatory arthropods that have inhabited Earth for around 400 million
years. They are well known for their complex venom systems that are used to overpower …

Spiders have been evolving complex and diverse repertoires of peptides in their venoms
with vast pharmacological activities for more than 300 million years. Spiders use their …

This review on all spider venom components known by the end of 2010 bases on 1618
records for venom compounds from 174 spider species (= 0.41% of all known species) …

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 …

Biotoxins are diverse, complex, and hypertoxic, ultimately serving as grave and lasting
menaces to humanity. Here, it is aimed to introduce a new detoxification methodology for …

Arthropod venoms feature the presence of cytolytic peptides believed to act synergetically
with neurotoxins to paralyze prey or deter aggressors. Many of them are linear, ie, lack …

Currently, new antimicrobial molecules extracted or obtained by natural sources, could be a
valide alternative to traditional antibiotics. Most of these molecules are represented by …

The biological activity of antimicrobial peptides and proteins is closely related to their
structural aspects and is sensitive to certain post-translational modifications such as …

The venoms of spiders and scorpions contain a variety of chemical compounds.
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from these organisms were first discovered in the 1990s. As …

Microbial infections affect people worldwide, causing diseases with significant impact on
public health, indicating the need for research and development of new antimicrobial …