Special Issue "Animal Venoms"

Guest Editor
Dr. Jean-Marc Sabatier
Laboratory ERT 62 \'Ingenierie des Peptides a Visee Therapeutique\', Universite de la Mediterranee, Faculte de Medecine Nord, Boulevard Pierre Dramard, 13916 Marseille, Cedex 20, France
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Interests: toxinology; animal toxins; ion channel blockers; toxin-derived drug; drug design; peptide and protein engineering; therapy

Dear Colleagues,

Animal venoms are extremely rich and complex natural sources of bioactive molecules that display a variety of molecular targets and functions. The most represented venom compounds are peptide toxins active on ion channels (e.g. ion channel blockers). Because these molecules are often highly potent with potential clinical value, some of them are currently being structurally optimized and developed as candidate drugs to treat specific human pathologies (e.g. autoimmune disorders). This special issue of Toxins deals with the various aspects of venomous compounds, including structural features, pharmacology, structure-activity relationships, toxin-based drug design, lead/peptide engineering and development as chemotherapeutic agents.

Dr. Jean-Marc Sabatier
Guest Editor

Submission

All papers should be submitted to toxins@mdpi.com with copy to the guest editor. To be published continuously until the deadline and papers will be listed together at the special websites.

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Instructions for Authors page. Toxins is an international peer-reviewed monthly journal published by MDPI.

Article Processing Charges (APC) for publication in this open access journal are waived for well-prepared manuscripts submitted by 30 June 2010. English correction or formatting fees of 250 CHF (Swiss Francs) will be charged in certain cases for those paper accepted for publication, that require extensive additional formatting and/or English corrections.

• venomous animal
• venom
• toxin
• ion channel
• ion channel modulator
• toxin engineering
• drug design
• chemotherapeutic drug
• therapy