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SUBMITTER: Diniz-Sousa R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5815181 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Diniz-Sousa Rafaela R Kayano Anderson M AM Caldeira Cleópatra A CA Simões-Silva Rodrigo R Monteiro Marta C MC Moreira-Dill Leandro S LS Grabner Fernando P FP Calderon Leonardo A LA Zuliani Juliana P JP Stábeli Rodrigo G RG Soares Andreimar M AM
The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases 20180215
<h4>Background</h4>Wasp venoms constitute a molecular reservoir of new pharmacological substances such as peptides and proteins, biological property holders, many of which are yet to be identified. Exploring these sources may lead to the discovery of molecules hitherto unknown. This study describes, for the first time in hymenopteran venoms, the identification of an enzymatically inactive phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> (PLA<sub>2</sub>) from the venom of the social wasp <i>Polybia occidentalis</i>. ...[more]