Snake Venomics and Antivenomics of Bothrops diporus, a Medically Important Pitviper in Northeastern Argentina

C Gay, L Sanz, JJ Calvete, D Pla - Toxins, 2015 - mdpi.com
Snake species within genus Bothrops are responsible for more than 80% of the snakebites
occurring in South America. The species that cause most envenomings in Argentina, B …

[HTML][HTML] Purification procedure for the isolation of a PI metalloprotease and an acidic phospholipase A 2 fromBothrops atrox snake venom

DL Menaldo, AL Jacob-Ferreira… - Journal of Venomous …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Background Snake venoms are complex mixtures of inorganic and organic components,
mainly proteins and peptides. Standardization of methods for isolating bioactive molecules …

[HTML][HTML] BbMP-1, a new metalloproteinase isolated from Bothrops brazili snake venom with in vitro antiplasmodial properties

AM Kayano, R Simoes-Silva, PSM Medeiros… - Toxicon, 2015 - Elsevier
This study describes the biochemical and functional characterization of a new
metalloproteinase named BbMP-1, isolated from Bothrops brazili venom. BbMP-1 was …

Biochemical properties of a new PI SVMP from Bothrops pauloensis: Inhibition of cell adhesion and angiogenesis

DC Achê, MSR Gomes, DLN de Souza, MA Silva… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present work, we demonstrate some biochemical and functional properties of a new PI
snake venom metalloproteinase (SVMP) isolated from Bothrops pauloensis snake venom …

Expression of a new serine protease from Crotalus durissus collilineatus venom in Pichia pastoris and functional comparison with the native enzyme

J Boldrini-França, RS Rodrigues… - Applied microbiology …, 2015 - Springer
Snake venom serine proteases (SVSPs) act primarily on plasma proteins related to blood
clotting and are considered promising for the treatment of several hemostatic disorders. We …

PEGylation: A successful approach to improve the biopharmaceutical potential of snake venom thrombin-like serine protease

D da-Silva-Freitas, J Boldrini-França… - Protein and peptide …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
PEGylation is considered a successful technique to enhance the therapeutic and
biotechnological potentials of peptides, proteins, toxins and drugs. The conjugation of …

Biochemical and functional characterization of Bothropoidin: the first haemorrhagic metalloproteinase from Bothrops pauloensis snake venom

MSR Gomes, DL Naves de Souza… - The journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We present the biochemical and functional characterization of Bothropoidin, the first
haemorrhagic metalloproteinase isolated from Bothrops pauloensis snake venom. This …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaco-toxic characterization of the aqueous extract from Pereskia grandifolia leaves

AA Simão, AD Corrêa… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2015 - academicjournals.org
Medicinal plants are rich sources of bioactive compounds with potential for therapeutic,
cosmetic and food use, and the species Pereskia grandifolia is widely used by low-income …

Caracterização bioquímica e funcional de uma Fosfolipase A2 isolada da peçonha de Bothrops alternatus

TS Paschoal - 2015 - repositorio.ufu.br
As fosfolipases A2 pertencem a uma superfamília de proteínas com funções enzimáticas
semelhantes, responsáveis pela hidrólise de fosfolipídeos e, assim, pela liberação de …

Isolamento, caracterização bioquímica e avaliação do potencial inflamatório de uma proteína secretada rica em cisteína (CRISP) da peçonha de Bothrops jararaca

ME Lodovicho - 2015 - teses.usp.br
Envenenamentos por serpentes do gênero Bothrops provocam reações sistêmicas e locais
como coagulopatias, hemorragias, reação inflamatória, dor e mionecrose. Proteínas …