Insensitivity of the spider heart to solitary wasp venom

1978 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.G Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Wasp Venom ◽  
Solitary Wasp

scholarly journals Chemical and Biological Characteristics of Antimicrobial α-Helical Peptides Found in Solitary Wasp Venoms and Their Interactions with Model Membranes

Toxins ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Perez dos Santos Cabrera ◽  
Marisa Rangel ◽  
João Ruggiero Neto ◽  
Katsuhiro Konno
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Structure ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Bioactive Peptides ◽  
Biological Characterization ◽  
Wasp Venom ◽  
Bioactive Substances ◽  
Helical Peptides ◽  
Solitary Wasp ◽  
Peptide Component ◽  
Wasp Venoms

Solitary wasps use their stinging venoms for paralyzing insect or spider prey and feeding them to their larvae. We have surveyed bioactive substances in solitary wasp venoms, and found antimicrobial peptides together with some other bioactive peptides. Eumenine mastoparan-AF (EMP-AF) was the first to be found from the venom of the solitary eumenine wasp Anterhynchium flavomarginatum micado, showing antimicrobial, histamine-releasing, and hemolytic activities, and adopting an α-helical secondary structure under appropriate conditions. Further survey of solitary wasp venom components revealed that eumenine wasp venoms contained such antimicrobial α-helical peptides as the major peptide component. This review summarizes the results obtained from the studies of these peptides in solitary wasp venoms and some analogs from the viewpoint of (1) chemical and biological characterization; (2) physicochemical properties and secondary structure; and (3) channel-like pore-forming properties.

Pharmacological Activity of Paravespula Germanica Wasp Venom

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Ishay ◽  
Etta Z. Nadler ◽  
Simon Gitter
Keyword(s):  
Pharmacological Activity ◽  
Wasp Venom

Actinomycetes from solitary wasp mud nest and swallow bird mud nest: isolation and screening for their antibacterial activity

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 871-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar ◽  
Alpana Bharti ◽  
Vivek Kumar Gupta ◽  
Omprakash Gusain ◽  
Gajraj Singh Bisht
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Solitary Wasp ◽  
Solitary Wasp Mud Nest
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