This family consists of insecticidal peptides isolated from venom of spiders of Aptostichus schlingeri and Calisoga sp. Nine insecticidal peptides were isolated from the venom of the Aptostichus schlingeri spider and seven of these toxins cause f ...
This family consists of insecticidal peptides isolated from venom of spiders of Aptostichus schlingeri and Calisoga sp. Nine insecticidal peptides were isolated from the venom of the Aptostichus schlingeri spider and seven of these toxins cause flaccid paralysis to insect larvae within 10 min of injection. However, all nine peptides were lethal within 24 hours [1]. The structure of Aps III was solved and shown to be an atypical knottin peptide with four disulphide bridges [2].
