CONTRACEPTIVE PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM SPIDER VENOM

摘要

The present invention is directed to an active agent with contraceptive properties. Said active agent corresponds to a molecular fraction of the venom from the spider Latrodectus mirabilis. The active agent is a peptide with a sequence according to SEQ ID NO 1 or sequences that are at least 85% similar, obtained by chemical synthesis or through recombinant DNA technologies. In a preferred embodiment, the active agent with contraceptive properties is a peptide with 10 to 30 amino acids, preferably 20 amino acids. Said embodiment is exemplified by the sequence identified as SEQ ID NO 2 or sequences that are at least 85% similar, obtained by chemical synthesis or through recombinant DNA technologies. Furthermore, a method to obtain the contraceptive peptide is disclosed, said method comprising cloning the nucleotide sequence in a microorganism. A pharmaceutical contraceptive composition comprising at least one peptide according to the abovementioned description and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles is also described. And finally, the use of the peptide to prepare a pharmacological composition useful as a contraceptive agent, as a spermicide, is disclosed.