Insect venom phospholipases have been identified in nearly all clinically relevant social
Hymenoptera, including bees, wasps and ants. Among other biological roles, during the …

In shotgun proteomics, peptide and protein identification is most commonly conducted using
database search engines, the method of choice when reference protein sequences are …

During oviposition, ectoparasitoid wasps not only inject their eggs but also a complex
mixture of proteins and peptides (venom) in order to regulate the host physiology to benefit …

Background Venom is one of the most important sources of regulation factors used by
parasitic Hymenoptera to redirect host physiology in favour of the develo** offspring. This …

Animal venoms are a rich source of novel biomolecules with potential applications in
medicine and agriculture. Ants are one of the most species-rich lineages of venomous …

Ant venom has several functions, including predation, communication, defense against
predators, and action against pathogens. There is a scarcity of data about ant venom …

Ant species have specialized venom systems developed to sting and inoculate a biological
cocktail of organic compounds, including peptide and polypeptide toxins, for the purpose of …

The saliva of the predatory stink bug Podisus nigrispinus contains N, N-dimethylaniline
(DMA) and 1, 2, 5-trithiepane, which kill prey. The mode of action of these components …

Naturally derived antimicrobial peptides have been an area of great interest because of high
selectivity against bacterial targets over host cells and the limited development of bacterial …

Ants are one of the important groups of venomous animals with about 14,000 described
species. Studies so far focused on the discovery of venom proteins are only available for …