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Table 2 Summary of venoms peptides and their uses

From: Therapeutic potential of venom peptides: insights in the nanoparticle-mediated venom formulations

Source

Venom peptide

Potential use

References

Bothrops jararaca

Jarafirase

Antihypertensive

[5]

Ophiopagus hannah

L-amino acid oxidases

Antiproliferative/Anticancer

[142]

Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix

Fibrolase

Anti-thrombotic

[143]

Crotalus atrox

Atroxase

Anti-thrombotic

[143]

Conus catus

ω-conotoxin (CVID)

Severe pain relief

 

Conus magus

α-conotoxin (MII)

Adenocarcinoma targeting agent

[103]

Phllobates

Batrachotoxins

Defining activity of anticonvulsant, analgesic, antiarrhythmic agents

[104]

Dendrobates pumilio

Pumiliotoxins and allopumiliotoxins

Myotonic and Cardiotonic

[104]

Ecuadorean frog

Epibatidine

Analgesic

[104]

Naja naja

NN-32

Ehrlich ascites tumor treatment

[105]

Naja kaouthia

α-cobratoxin/ disintegrins

antileukemic

[106]

Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus

Lys49 phospholipase A2

Antitumor

[109]

Bothrops brazili

Myotoxic phospholipases A2

Antitumor and Antimicrobial

[110]

Daboia russelli russelli

drCT-I

Ehrlich ascites tumor treatment

[111]

Naja nubiae

Nubein6.8

Treatment of Melanoma and Ovarian cell cancer

[113]

Dendroaspis polylepis

Calciseptine

Selective L-type calcium channel blocker (Antihypertensive)

[60]

Trimeresurus gramineus

Trigramin

Antiplatelet agent

[116]

Echis carinatus

Tirobafin

Antiplatelet agent

[117]

Sistrurus miliarius barbouri

Barbourin

Antiplatelet agent

[118]

Agkistrodon rhodostoma

Ancrod

Defibrinogenating agent

[119]

Bothrops atrox

Batroxobin

Defibrinogenating agent

[120]

Naja naja atra

Cardiotoxin III (CTXIII)

Treating breast cancer

[121]

Marine cone snail genus- Conus

ω-conopeptides SNX-111 and SNX-239

Anti-nociceptive

[122]

Daboia russelli

a serine protease

Assay of factor-V

[124]

Bothrops leucurus

L-amino acid oxidases

Treating stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, adenocarcinoma, melanoma and action against Leshmania sp. And promastigotes

[130]

Vipera lebetine turanica

Venom toxin

Enhancement of ability of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) to cause apoptosis in cancer cells

[133]

Bothrops atrox

Atroxylsin-I

Therapeutics in hemorrhagic disorders

[135]

Trimeresurus flavoviridis

Okinawa Habu apoxin protein-1

Treating glioma malignancies

[136]

Calloselasma rhodostoma

Rhodostamin

Treating breast cancer

[139]

Agkistrodon acutus

ACTX-6

Treating Adenocarcinoma of lung

[141]