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Venom Is One of the Best Drug Discovery Libraries We Have
August 14, 2026 -+ Tags: medicine, biotechnology, venom, pharmacology
The blood pressure pill you take every morning and the diabetes drug
your neighbor swears by share an origin story you would not guess. Both
came from venom.
Captopril, the first ACE inhibitor and a frontline treatment for
hypertension, was developed from a peptide in the venom of the
Brazilian pit viper Bothrops jararaca. Exenatide (Byetta), a GLP-1
agonist for type 2 diabetes, came from Gila monster venom. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro), the popular weight loss drug, traces its mechanism back to
the same lizard toxin. Venom is one of the most productive natural
product libraries in medicine, and more is coming.
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https://hermez.prose.sh/venom-is-one-of-the-best-drug-discovery-libraries-we-have


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