Why to study peptides from venomous and poisonous animals?

AN de Oliveira, AM Soares, SL Da Silva - International Journal of Peptide …, 2023 - Springer
Venom and poison peptides are powerful biological weapons and have proven immense
pharmacological potential because of their high binding affinity to a wide range of molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Unwrapping the structural and functional features of antimicrobial peptides from wasp venoms

HM Duque, C Dos Santos, J Brango-Vanegas… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study of wasp venoms has captured attention due to the presence of a wide variety of
active compounds, revealing a diverse array of biological effects. Among these compounds …

Purification and characterization of lipopeptides produced by Bacillus subtilius and their antibacterial effects on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Y Wang, Y He, H Zhang, X Ma - Process Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Lipopeptides have favorable biological activity and thus have great potential to serve as
replacements. Whole genome sequencing was used in this work to pinpoint the gene …

Amphiphilic peptide Mastoparan‐B induces conformational changes within the AdeB efflux pump, down‐regulates adeB gene expression, and restores antibiotic susceptibility in …

MR Shakibaie, F Modaresi, O Azizi… - Proteins: Structure …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mastoparan B (MP‐B) is an amphiphilic peptide with a potent antimicrobial activity
against most Gram‐negative bacteria. However, there is little information available on the …

Crotamine derived from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom combined with drugs increases in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities

JR De Oliveira, CD de Morais Oliveira-Tintino… - Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
This study investigated crotamine (CTA), a peptide derived from the venom of the South
American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus, known for its exceptional cell penetration …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic Peptide-Antibiotic Approach to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

CM Kim, SB Lee, YJ Ko, SH Kang, G Park… - Jundishapur Journal of …, 2023 - brieflands.com
Background: Antibacterial peptides have a broad antibacterial spectrum and are not affected
by classical resistance mechanisms; therefore, they can be used in combination with classic …