Otterly_Magic t1_ivxp3dx wrote on November 11, 2022 at 11:38 AM Reply to comment by Rather_Dashing in How does extracting venom from animals help us create antidotes? by asafen To add just a little bit to this: a “chemical” built purely “from amino acids” has a very good chance of being a protein or a peptide (aka miniprotein). Especially if it is coming from a biological source, such as a snake’s venom. Permalink Parent 1
Otterly_Magic t1_ivxp3dx wrote
Reply to comment by Rather_Dashing in How does extracting venom from animals help us create antidotes? by asafen
To add just a little bit to this: a “chemical” built purely “from amino acids” has a very good chance of being a protein or a peptide (aka miniprotein). Especially if it is coming from a biological source, such as a snake’s venom.