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Biology and Biochemistry
Mexico
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
21511
World Ranking
4333
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Lourival D. Possani is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a total of 98 publications in these areas. Subfields of study include molecular biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's work spans several key topics, including:

  • Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

They have published frequently in several scientific journals, with significant contributions in:

  • Toxicon (14 publications)
  • Toxins (13 publications)
  • Molecular Immunology (3 publications)
  • Biophysical Journal (3 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2 publications)

Their recent papers include:

  • The Enzymatic Core of Scorpion Venoms, 2022, Toxins
  • Head-to-Tail Cyclization after Interaction with Trypsin: A Scorpion Venom Peptide that Resembles Plant Cyclotides, 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of the venom and venom glands of Centruroides hirsutipalpus, a dangerous scorpion from Mexico, 2020, Toxicon
  • Neotropical Rattlesnake (Crotalus simus) Venom Pharmacokinetics in Lymph and Blood Using an Ovine Model, 2020, Toxins
  • Functional, proteomic and transcriptomic characterization of the venom from Micrurus browni browni: Identification of the first lethal multimeric neurotoxin in coral snake venom, 2020, Journal of Proteomics

The scientist has collaborated extensively with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Fernando Z. Zamudio (18 joint publications)
  • Baltazar Becerril (17 joint publications)
  • Timoteo Olamendi-Portugal (16 joint publications)
  • Gustavo Delgado-Prudencio (11 joint publications)
  • Lidia Riaño-Umbarila (11 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Scorpion toxins specific for Na+-channels.

    Lourival D. Possani;Baltazar Becerril;Muriel Delepierre;Jan Tytgat

  • A unified nomenclature for short-chain peptides isolated from scorpion venoms: alpha-KTx molecular subfamilies.

    Jan Tytgat;K.George Chandy;Maria L Garcia;George A Gutman

  • Peptides and genes coding for scorpion toxins that affect ion-channels.

    Lourival D. Possani;Enrique Merino;Miguel Corona;Francisco Bolivar

  • Overview of scorpion toxins specific for Na+ channels and related peptides: biodiversity, structure-function relationships and evolution.

    Ricardo C. Rodríguez de la Vega;Lourival D. Possani

  • Aminergic and peptidergic pathways in the nervous system with special reference to the hypothalamus.

    Hökfelt T;Elde R;Fuxe K;Johansson O

  • Current views on scorpion toxins specific for K+-channels.

    Ricardo C Rodrı́guez de la Vega;Lourival D Possani

  • Scorpine, an anti-malaria and anti-bacterial agent purified from scorpion venom

    Renaud Conde;Fernando Z. Zamudio;Mario H. Rodrı́guez;Lourival D. Possani

  • Scorpion venom components as potential candidates for drug development

    Ernesto Ortiz;Georgina B. Gurrola;Elisabeth Ferroni Schwartz;Lourival D. Possani

  • Scorpion venom components that affect ion-channels function.

    V. Quintero-Hernández;J.M. Jiménez-Vargas;G.B. Gurrola;G.B. Gurrola;H.H.F. Valdivia

  • The Acetylcholine Receptor I. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A MACROMOLECULE ISOLATED FROM ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRICUS

    Robert P. Klett;Bernard W. Fulpius;David Cooper;Michael Smith

  • Hadrurin, a new antimicrobial peptide from the venom of the scorpion Hadrurus aztecus

    Alfredo Torres-Larios;Georgina B. Gurrola;Fernando Z. Zamudio;Lourival D. Possani

  • Selective blockage of voltage-dependent K+ channels by a novel scorpion toxin.

    Emilio Carbone;Enzo Wanke;Gianfranco Prestipino;Lourival D. Possani

  • TRIABIN, A HIGHLY POTENT EXOSITE INHIBITOR OF THROMBIN

    Christiane Noeske-Jungblut;Bernard Haendler;Peter Donner;Alejandro Alagon

  • The primary structure of noxiustoxin: A K+ channel blocking peptide, purified from the venom of the scorpion Centruroides noxius Hoffmann

    Lourival Domingos Possani;Brian M. Martin;IB Svendsen

  • Oxidative refolding chromatography: folding of the scorpion toxin Cn5.

    Myriam M. Altamirano;Myriam M. Altamirano;Consuelo García;Lourival D. Possani;Alan R. Fersht

  • Mining on scorpion venom biodiversity.

    Ricardo C. Rodríguez de la Vega;Elisabeth F. Schwartz;Lourival D. Possani

  • An animal model of oxaliplatin-induced cold allodynia reveals a crucial role for Nav1.6 in peripheral pain pathways

    Jennifer R. Deuis;Katharina Zimmermann;Andrej A. Romanovsky;Lourival D. Possani

  • Toxins and genes isolated from scorpions of the genus Tityus.

    Baltazar Becerril;Sergio Marangoni;Lourival D. Possani

  • Oxyopinins, Large Amphipathic Peptides Isolated from the Venom of the Wolf Spider Oxyopes kitabensis with Cytolytic Properties and Positive Insecticidal Cooperativity with Spider Neurotoxins

    Gerardo Corzo;Elba Villegas;Froylan Gómez-Lagunas;Lourival D. Possani

  • Novel interactions between K+ channels and scorpion toxins.

    Ricardo C. Rodrı́guez de la Vega;Enrique Merino;Baltazar Becerril;Lourival D. Possani

Frequent Co-Authors

Muriel Delepierre
Muriel Delepierre Institut Pasteur
Enzo Wanke
Enzo Wanke University of Milano-Bicocca
Jan Tytgat
Jan Tytgat KU Leuven
Héctor H. Valdivia
Héctor H. Valdivia University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ricardo Tapia
Ricardo Tapia National Autonomous University of Mexico
Brian M. Martin
Brian M. Martin National Institutes of Health
Alberto Darszon
Alberto Darszon National Autonomous University of Mexico
Francisco Bolívar
Francisco Bolívar National Autonomous University of Mexico
Kjell Fuxe
Kjell Fuxe Karolinska Institute
Emilio Carbone
Emilio Carbone University of Turin

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