Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Bufo gargarizans (Cantor, 1842)(BGC), a
traditional medicinal animal distributed in many provinces of China, is well known for the …

Europe presents a high number of venomous and poisonous animals able to elicit medically
relevant symptoms in humans. However, since most of the accidents involving venomous or …

Chemical defenses are frequently accompanied by salient color patterns actively avoided by
predators, a phenomenon referred to as aposematism. However, the production of both …

Abstract Background The One Health concept considers the interconnectivity, interactions
and interdependence of humans, animals and the environment. Humans, animals and other …

Two new polyamine alkaloids (bufonines AB), together with four known alkaloids,
bufotenidine (3), bufotenine (4), 1-(β-d-ribofuranosyl)-l H-1, 2, 4-triazone (5) and proline (6) …

Scorpion venom contains a cocktail of differing peptides and proteins. Previous studies
focused on the identification of species-specific components in scorpion venoms, and …

This study investigated the morphology of Rhinella crucifer cutaneous glands, as well as the
protein/peptide profiles and bioactivities of body gland secretions (BGS) and parotoid …

Rhinella marina toad is abundant in Brazil. Its poison contains cardiac glycosides called
bufadienolides, which are extensively investigated for their bioactivity. Our aim was to …

Background: Bufonid parotoid macrogland secretion contains several low molecular mass
molecules, such as alkaloids and steroids. Nevertheless, its protein content is poorly …

The common toad (Bufo bufo) has been the subject of many folk tales and superstitions in
Western Europe, and as a result, it is characterised by numerous common names …