Yellow scorpion (Buthus sinidicus) venom peptides induce mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis in cervical, prostate and brain tumor cell lines.

Scorpion venoms are known to contain over 100,000 biologically active constituents. However, only a few of them have been studied. The major constituents of venom are proteins and peptides, which exhibit various biological and pharmacological properties, including anticancer activities. In the curre...

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Main Authors: Humaira Hassan, Munazza Raza Mirza, Almas Jabeen, Mehtab Alam, Junaid Ahmed Kori, Rabia Sultan, Saeed Ur Rahman, M Iqbal Choudhary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296636&type=printable