Chagas disease: Scorpion venom molecules kill Trypanosoma cruzi, according to Brazilian researchers
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Animal toxins are research targets owing to their therapeutic and biotechnological potential. Researchers at the Federal University of the ABC (UFABC), Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) and Federal University of Ceara (UFC) in Brazil have discovered that VmCT1, an antimicrobial peptide isolated from the venom of the scorpion Vaejovis mexicanus, and its analogs kill [...]
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