A large number of structurally diverse natural compounds containing azole nucleus
constitute an important class of biologically active heterocycles that are gaining more …

Anticancer drug development from natural resources are ventured throughout the world.
Animal venoms and toxins a potential bio resource and a therapeutic tool were known to …

Understanding the evolutionary history of microbial pathogens is critical for mitigating the
impacts of emerging infectious diseases on economically and ecologically important host …

Parasites, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists, helminths, and arthropods, are
ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. Consequently, hosts are frequently infected with more …

Viruses exhibit rapid mutational capacity to trick and infect host cells, sometimes assisted
through virus-coded peptides that counteract host cellular immune defense. Although a …

Anionic antimicrobial peptides (AAMPs) with net charges ranging from-1 to-8 have been
identified in frogs, toads, newts and salamanders across Africa, South America and China …

Frogs are an ecologically diverse and phylogenetically ancient group of anuran amphibians
that include important vertebrate cell and developmental model systems, notably the genus …

Chemicals from nature have been a part of human civilization ever since our early ancestors
began exploiting natural compounds to improve and enrich their own lives1. Inspite of …

Amphibians are known by cutaneous glands, spread over the skin, containing toxins
(proteins, peptides, biogenic amines, steroidal bufadienolides, and alkaloids) used as …

This chapter provides an overview of the global use of herpetofauna in traditional folk
medicine and the implications for conservation. The results indicate that 331 species (284 …