Amphibian Venoms

Name
Amphibian Venoms
Accession Number
DBCAT001366
Description

Venoms produced by frogs, toads, salamanders, etc. The venom glands are usually on the skin of the back and contain cardiotoxic glycosides, cholinolytics, and a number of other bioactive materials, many of which have been characterized. The venoms have been used as arrow poisons and include bufogenin, bufotoxin, bufagin, bufotalin, histrionicotoxins, and pumiliotoxin.

Drugs
DrugDrug Description
BufotenineA hallucinogenic serotonin analog found in frog or toad skins, mushrooms, higher plants, and mammals, especially in the brains, plasma, and urine of schizophrenics. Bufotenin has been used as a...
BombesinBombesin is under investigation in clinical trial NCT01205321 (PET/CT Imaging for Radiation Dosimetry, Plasma Pharmacokinetics, Biodistribution, Safety and Tolerability and Diagnostic Performance of BAY86-7548 in Patients With Prostate Cancer and...
Botulinum toxin type BA purified form of botulinum toxin type B used to block acetylcholine release in the treatment of cervical dystonia and sialorrhea.
Drugs & Drug Targets
DrugTargetType
BufotenineAmine oxidase [flavin-containing] Aenzyme
Botulinum toxin type BVesicle-associated membrane protein 1target
Botulinum toxin type BVesicle-associated membrane protein 2target
Botulinum toxin type BSynaptotagmin-2target