Animal-derived venom, like snake venom, has been proven to be valuable natural resources
for the drug development. Previously, snake venom was mainly investigated in its …

Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. Current anticancer drugs involve various
toxic side effects; efforts are ongoing to develop new anticancer agents especially from the …

The present work evaluates both in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of BPB-modified BthTX-
I and its cationic synthetic peptide derived from the 115–129 C-terminal region. BPB-BthTX-I …

Cytotoxins are positively charged polypeptides that constitute about 60% of all proteins in
cobra venom; they have a wide spectrum of biological activities. By CD spectroscopy …

Abstract 'Daboialectin', a low molecular weight C-type lectin (18.5 kDa) isolated from
Russell's viper venom showed cytotoxic effects on human broncho-alveolar carcinoma …

Aim: To examine the effect of venom from the spider Macrothele raven on cell proliferation
and cytotoxicity in human cervical carcinoma, HeLa cells. Methods: Morphological and …

Cisplatin as a chief chemotherapy has nephro-toxicity and so we have tried to develop a
novel antitumor drug based on a combination of cobalt metal ion with an organic moiety. The …

A heat stable 7.2 kDa protein toxin (drCT-I) has been purified and crystallized from Indian
Daboia russelli russelli venom (Roy Choudhury et al., 2006. Acta Cryst. F Struct Biol Cryst …

This investigation aims to evaluate the antitumor and antioxidant potential of Chrysaora
quinquecirrha (sea nettle) nematocyst venom on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) tumor …

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of antitumor activity of the venom from
the spider Macrothele raven (Araneae, Hexathelidae) on the human breast carcinoma cell …