Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): A promising class of antimicrobial compounds

M Erdem Büyükkiraz, Z Kesmen - Journal of applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are compounds, which have inhibitory activity against
microorganisms. In the last decades, AMPs have become powerful alternative agents that …

Antiviral peptides as promising therapeutic drugs

LCP Vilas Boas, ML Campos, RLA Berlanda… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
While scientific advances have led to large-scale production and widespread distribution of
vaccines and antiviral drugs, viruses still remain a major cause of human diseases today …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral activity of animal venom peptides and related compounds

ÉCG Mata, CBF Mourão, M Rangel… - Journal of Venomous …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Viruses exhibit rapid mutational capacity to trick and infect host cells, sometimes assisted
through virus-coded peptides that counteract host cellular immune defense. Although a …

Antimicrobial activity developed by scorpion venoms and its peptide component

CA Rincón-Cortés, MA Bayona-Rojas… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial infections represent a problem of great importance at the public health level, with a
high rate of morbidity-mortality worldwide. However, treating the different diseases …

Scorpion venom–toxins that aid in drug development: a review

A Ghosh, R Roy, M Nandi, A Mukhopadhyay - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Scorpion venom components have multifaceted orientation against bacterial, viral, fungal
infections and other neuronal disorders. They can modulate the ion channels (K+, Na+, Cl …

Broad-spectrum antiviral agents: secreted phospholipase A2 targets viral envelope lipid bilayers derived from the endoplasmic reticulum membrane

M Chen, C Aoki-Utsubo, M Kameoka, L Deng… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV), dengue virus (DENV) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
belong to the family Flaviviridae. Their viral particles have the envelope composed of viral …

A scorpion venom peptide Ev37 restricts viral late entry by alkalizing acidic organelles

F Li, Y Lang, Z Ji, Z Xia, Y Han, Y Cheng, G Liu… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
Viral infections still threaten human health all over the world, and many people die from viral
diseases every year. However, there are no effective vaccines or drugs for preventing or …

Nature and applications of scorpion venom: an overview

S Tobassum, HM Tahir, M Arshad, MT Zahid, S Ali… - Toxin …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Scorpionism (scorpion sting) is a major public health issue in many regions of the world.
Globally, 1.2 million scorpion stings happen annually, specifically in the tropical regions …

[HTML][HTML] Structure, function and mechanistic aspects of scorpion venom peptides-A boon for the development of novel therapeutics

R Suhas - European journal of medicinal chemistry reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Venom of scorpions is very expensive and lethal, yet with innumerable and exciting potential
as a source for the development of biotherapeutics. One of the chief components of scorpion …

Smp76, a Scorpine-Like Peptide Isolated from the Venom of the Scorpion Scorpio maurus palmatus, with a Potent Antiviral Activity Against Hepatitis C Virus and …

AMH El-Bitar, M Sarhan, MA Abdel-Rahman… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Growing global viral infections have been a serious public health problem in recent years.
This current situation emphasizes the importance of developing more therapeutic antiviral …