Toxins in Drug Discovery and Pharmacology

• Main Author: Steve Peigneur (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Pharmacology; calcium channels; acetylcholine receptors; peptides; botulinum toxins; TRP channels; spider venom peptides; sodium channels; opiate receptors; Antibiotics; cone snail venom; potassium channels; chloride ion channels; ASIC channels; NMDA receptor; antimicrobial peptides
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Venoms from marine and terrestrial animals (cone snails, scorpions, spiders, snakes, centipedes, cnidarian, etc.) can be seen as untapped cocktails of biologically active compounds that are being increasingly recognized as a new emerging source of peptide-based therapeutics. Venomous animals are con...