Characterization of venom components from the scorpion Androctonus crassicauda of Turkey: Peptides and genes

In vivo and in vitro effects of scorpion venoms in Turkey: a mini-review

“…The species A. crassicauda from Turkey has been studied for toxin determination, and five toxins were described by Calıskan et al (15), two of which (Acra 1, 6496.8…”

“…Da and Acra 2, 7848.6 Da) were lethal to mice (15). Furthermore, Ozkan et al (16) employed high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to obtain the …”

Evaluation of the neutralizing capacity of Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) antivenom against Leiurus quinquestriatus (Ehrenberg, 1928) venom (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

“…Recently, A. crassicauda scorpion venom from Turkey has been studied and five toxins from it were described by Calıskan et al (7). This animal, known as one of the Old World scorpions, presents a more complex venom composition (despite its lesser toxicity) than L. quinquestriatus (41,42).…”

Induction of IL-12 from human monocytes after stimulation with Androctonus crassicauda scorpion venom

“…The crude venom of A. crassicauda is reported to consist of at least 80 different peptide components of masses varying from z267 Da to 44,541 Da (Caliskan et al, 2006). To date, only eight toxic peptides (Acra 1 to Acra 8) have been characterized (Caliskan et al, 2006(Caliskan et al, , 2013.…”

“…To date, only eight toxic peptides (Acra 1 to Acra 8) have been characterized (Caliskan et al, 2006(Caliskan et al, , 2013. A recent study showed that one peptide (Acra3) which was proposed as the main toxic component and also with a potent antigenic property, exerted a very strong cytotoxic effect on BC3H1 cells (Caliskan et al, 2013).…”