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C-Terminal Amidation of Chlorotoxin Does Not Affect Tumour Cell Proliferation and Has No Effect on Toxin Cytotoxicity by Ayed, Aya S., Omran, Mohamed Alaa A. A., Nabil, Zohour I., Strong, Peter N., Newton, Kirsti A., Abdel-Rahman, Mohamed A.

“…Chlorotoxin (Cltx), a cell-penetrating peptide from the venom of the scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus has selective activity on a range of neuroectodermal…”
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Mass fingerprinting of toxic fractions from the venom of the Indian red scorpion, Mesobuthus tamulus: biotope-specific variation in the expression of venom peptides by Newton, Kirsti A., Clench, Malcolm R., Deshmukh, Ranjana, Jeyaseelan, Kandiah, Strong, Peter N.

“…The red scorpion, Mesobuthus tamulus, is found in two distinct biotopes within the Indian state of Maharastra—a tropical, sea‐level biotope and a semi‐arid…”
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Development of in vitro assays for the detection of botulinum toxins in foods by Wictome, M, Newton, K.A, Jameson, K, Dunnigan, P, Clarke, S, Gaze, J, Tauk, A, Foster, K.A, Shone, C.C

“…Currently the only accepted method for the detection of botulinum neurotoxin in contaminated samples is the mouse bioassay. Although highly sensitive this test…”
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Biochemical studies on scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus) and bee (Apis mellifera) venom peptides by Newton, Kirsti A

“…Animal venoms are essentially diverse libraries of compounds evolved to have both high affinity and high specificity, making them ideal targets for…”
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Development of in vitro assays for the detection of botulinum toxins in foods by Wictome, Matthew, Newton, Kirsti A., Jameson, Karen, Dunnigan, Paul, Clarke, Sally, Gaze, Joy, Tauk, Annie, Foster, Keith A., Shone, Clifford C.

“…Currently the only accepted method for the detection of botulinum neurotoxin in contaminated samples is the mouse bioassay. Although highly sensitive this test…”
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