Hyaluronidases are enzymes that mainly degrade hyaluronan, the major glycosaminoglycan
of the interstitial matrix. They are involved in several pathological and physiological activities …

Spiders are ecologically important predators with complex venom and extraordinarily tough
silk that enables capture of large prey. Here we present the assembled genome of the social …

Background: Hyaluronidase is the most important enzyme found in the interstitial matrix,
effectively degrading the hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronidases are extensively found in the …

Here we show for the first time that the venom from an elapid (Micrurus fulvius) contains
three finger toxin (3FTxs) peptides with low toxicity but high content of lethal phospholipases …

Acanthoscurria juruenicola is an Amazonian spider described for the first time almost a
century ago. However, little is known about their venom composition. Here, we present a …

Background Scorpionism is a public health problem in Brazil, and Tityus serrulatus (Ts) is
primarily responsible for severe accidents. The main toxic components of Ts venom are low …

Background Spiders are predaceous arthropods that are capable of subduing and
consuming relatively large prey items compared to their own body size. For this purpose …

Accidents caused by the bites of brown spiders (Loxosceles) generate a clinical condition
that often includes a threatening necrotic skin lesion near the bite site along with a …

Structure of Cupiennius salei venom hyaluronidase Hyaluronidases are important venom
components acting as spreading factor of toxic compounds. In several studies this spreading …

An mRNA transcript that codes for a Disintegrin and a Metalloprotease from a venom gland
of the viper Bothrops ammodytoides was isolated. Vector pCR® 2.1-TOPO was used to …