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

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 bioactive peptides. Scorpion venom peptides not only are 'poisons' that immobilize, paralyze, kill, or dissolve preys but als...

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Main Authors: Zhiqiang Xia, Dangui He, Yingliang Wu, Hang Fai Kwok, Zhijian Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Pharmacological Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661823003341