Venomous animals have evolved toxins that interfere with specific components of their
victim's core physiological systems, thereby causing biological dysfunction that aids in prey …

Background: Protozoal infection is a lingering public health issue of great concern, despite
efforts to produce drugs and vaccines against it. Recent breakthrough research has …

Marine organisms possess a diverse array of unique substances, many with wide ranging
potential for applications in medicine, industry, and other sectors. Stonefish (Synanceia …

African cobras (Naja species) represent one of the most encountered medically important
snakes in Africa. They are classified as African spitting (Afronaja subgenus) and non-spitting …

Animal venoms are a rich and complex source of components, including peptides (such as
neurotoxins, anionic peptides and hypotensins), lipids, proteins (such as proteases …

Chagas disease and leishmaniasis are both neglected tropical diseases that affect millions
of people around the world. Leishmaniasis is currently the second most widespread vector …

A new coronavirus was recently discovered and named severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the absence of specific therapeutic and prophylactic agents …

Trichuridae family has a genetic and morphological variability between species affecting
rodents, but it is considerably hard to morphologically diagnose species within the genus of …

Protozoal infections are a world-wide problem. The toxicity and somewhat low effectiveness
of the existing drugs require the search for new ways of protozoa suppression. Snake venom …

To search for compounds with antiprotozoal activity, effects of snake venoms on the ciliates
Tetrahymena pyriformis was studied. T. pyriformis from subkingdom of Protozoa, including …