Scorpion venom components as potential candidates for drug development

E Ortiz, GB Gurrola, EF Schwartz, LD Possani - Toxicon, 2015 - Elsevier
Scorpions are well known for their dangerous stings that can result in severe consequences
for human beings, including death. Neurotoxins present in their venoms are responsible for …

Scorpion venom peptides with no disulfide bridges: a review

A Almaaytah, Q Albalas - Peptides, 2014 - Elsevier
Scorpion venoms are rich sources of biologically active peptides that are classified into
disulfide-bridged peptides (DBPs) and non-disulfide-bridged peptides (NDBPs). DBPs are …

Enhanced anti-cancer and antimicrobial activities of curcumin nanoparticles

MA Adahoun, MAH Al-Akhras, MS Jaafar… - Artificial cells …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a polyphenol derived from the plant Curcuma
longa, commonly called turmeric. Extensive research over the last 50 years has …

Unique diversity of the venom peptides from the scorpion Androctonus bicolor revealed by transcriptomic and proteomic analysis

L Zhang, W Shi, XC Zeng, F Ge, M Yang, Y Nie… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Androctonus bicolor is one of the most poisonous scorpion species in the world. However,
little has been known about the venom composition of the scorpion. To better understand the …

Arthropod venoms: Biochemistry, ecology and evolution

RRS Laxme, V Suranse, K Sunagar - Toxicon, 2019 - Elsevier
Comprising of over a million described species of highly diverse invertebrates, Arthropoda is
amongst the most successful animal lineages to have colonized aerial, terrestrial, and …

MS/MS analysis of four scorpion venoms from Colombia: a descriptive approach

S Estrada-Gómez, LJ Vargas-Muñoz… - Journal of Venomous …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Scorpions are widely known for the neurotoxic effects of their venoms, which
contain peptides affecting ionic channels. Although Colombia is recognized for its scorpion …

Scorpion venom peptides as a potential source for human drug candidates

B Uzair, S Bint-e-Irshad, BA Khan… - Protein and peptide …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Scorpion venom is the most expensive and deadly venom with exciting
medical prospects and having a potential as a source of drug candidates. A number of …

Comparative Proteomic Analysis of the Venoms from the Most Dangerous Scorpions in Morocco: Androctonus mauritanicus and Buthus occitanus

I Hilal, S Khourcha, A Safi, A Hmyene, S Asnawi… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Morocco is known to harbor two of the world's most dangerous scorpion species: the black
Androctonus mauritanicus (Am) and the yellow Buthus occitanus (Bo), responsible for 83 …

The geographical distribution of scorpions, implication of venom toxins, envenomation, and potential therapeutics in Southern and Northern Africa

IG Mabunda, NK Zinyemba, S Pillay… - Toxicology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Scorpions are predatory arachnids whose venomous sting primarily affects people in
tropical and subtropical regions. Most scorpion stings can only cause localized pain without …

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 …