A comprehensive review about the molecular structure of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Insights into natural products against …

EM Saied, YA El-Maradny, AA Osman, AMG Darwish… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In 2019, the world suffered from the emergence of COVID-19 infection, one of the most
difficult pandemics in recent history. Millions of confirmed deaths from this pandemic have …

Antimicrobials from venomous animals: An overview

T Yacoub, M Rima, M Karam, JM Sabatier, Z Fajloun - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The inappropriate or excessive use of antimicrobial agents caused an emerging public
health problem due to the resulting resistance developed by microbes. Therefore, there is an …

AVPIden: a new scheme for identification and functional prediction of antiviral peptides based on machine learning approaches

Y Pang, L Yao, JH Jhong, Z Wang… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Antiviral peptide (AVP) is a kind of antimicrobial peptide (AMP) that has the potential ability
to fight against virus infection. Machine learning-based prediction with a computational …

[HTML][HTML] Scorpion venom peptides: Molecular diversity, structural characteristics, and therapeutic use from channelopathies to viral infections and cancers

Z Xia, D He, Y Wu, HF Kwok, Z Cao - Pharmacological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Animal venom is an important evolutionary innovation in nature. As one of the most
representative animal venoms, scorpion venom contains an extremely diverse set of …

Scorpion venomics: a 2019 overview

JI Cid-Uribe, JI Veytia-Bucheli… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: A few scorpions are dangerous to humans. Their medical relevance was the
initial driving force for venom research. By classical biochemistry and molecular cloning …

Scorpion venom as a source of antimicrobial peptides: overview of biomolecule separation, analysis and characterization methods

S Nasr, A Borges, C Sahyoun, R Nasr, R Roufayel… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Scorpion venoms have long captivated scientific researchers, primarily due to the potency
and specificity of the mechanism of action of their derived components. Among other …

Antiviral effects of animal toxins: is there a way to drugs?

Y Utkin, A Siniavin, I Kasheverov, V Tsetlin - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Viruses infect all types of organisms, causing viral diseases, which are very common in
humans. Since viruses use the metabolic pathways of their host cells to replicate, they are …

[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 …

Potent virucidal activity of honeybee “Apis mellifera” venom against Hepatitis C Virus

M Sarhan, AMH El-Bitar, H Hotta - Toxicon, 2020 - Elsevier
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global viral widespread without an available vaccine to prevent
infection. HCV infection can cause serious liver diseases such as hepatocellular carcinoma …

Scorpion‐Derived Antiviral Peptides with a Special Focus on Medically Important Viruses: An Update

MA El Hidan, MA Laaradia, O El Hiba… - BioMed Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The global burden of viral infection, especially the current pandemics of SARS‐CoV‐2,
HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis, is a very risky one. Additionally, HCV expresses the necessity for …