Toxins as channel probes, small guanidinium alkaloids, such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin, canonical pore occlusion in voltage-gated Na+ channels. Cystine-rich peptides from spiders, scorpions, cone snails, and sea anemones, which act as pore blocker...
The venom of various Conus species is composed of a rich variety of unique bioactive peptides, commonly referred to as conotoxins (conopeptides). Most conopeptides have specific receptors or ion channels as physiologically relevant targets. In this p...
Background/Objectives: Bioactive peptides derived from animal venoms, toxins, and secretions demonstrate considerable pharmacological potential for use in the management of diabetes mellitus—a highly prevalent metabolic disorder of substantial...
One of the main research questions regarding archaeological molluscan purple pigments and dyes is whether it is possible to determine which malacological species produced these colorants. For this determination of the zoological provenance of the pig...
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