Peptide Toxins in Solitary Wasp Venoms

Solitary wasps paralyze insects or spiders with stinging venom and feed the paralyzed preys to their larva. Accordingly, the venoms should contain a variety of constituents acting on nervous systems. However, only a few solitary wasp venoms have been chemically studied despite thousands of species i...

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Main Authors: Katsuhiro Konno, Kohei Kazuma, Ken-ichi Nihei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/4/114