Bottom-Up Proteomic Analysis of Polypeptide Venom Components of the Giant Ant <i>Dinoponera Quadriceps</i>

Bottom-Up Proteomic Analysis of Polypeptide Venom Components of the Giant Ant <i>Dinoponera Quadriceps</i>

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 predation and defense. The genus <i>Dinoponera</i> comprises predatory giant ants that inoculate venom capa...

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Main Authors: Douglas Oscar Ceolin Mariano, Úrsula Castro de Oliveira, André Junqueira Zaharenko, Daniel Carvalho Pimenta, Gandhi Rádis-Baptista, Álvaro Rossan de Brandão Prieto-da-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
<i>Dinoponera quadriceps</i>
Formicidae
Hymenoptera venom
proteomics
venom allergens
ICK-like toxins
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/8/448

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