Argiotoxin

Argiotoxins represent a class of polyamine toxins isolated from the orb-weaver spider (Araneus gemma and Argiope lobata).The orb-weaver spiders, also known as araneids; belong to the Araneidae spider family. This type of spiders is located in almost every area of the world. Argiotoxins represent a class of polyamine toxins isolated from the orb-weaver spider (Araneus gemma and Argiope lobata).The orb-weaver spiders, also known as araneids; belong to the Araneidae spider family. This type of spiders is located in almost every area of the world. Argiotoxin can be classified, according to the 1980s classification of spider venoms, as a toxin of the acylpolyamines family, which contains more than 100 different chemical structures of closely related toxins. Acylpolyamines are neurotoxic compounds that are found only in the venom glands of spiders at a picomolar level.