Phospholipase A2 Enzymes: Physical Structure, Biological Function, Disease Implication, Chemical Inhibition, and Therapeutic Intervention

EA Dennis, J Cao, YH Hsu, V Magrioti… - Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
1.1. Discovery of the Phospholipase A2 Superfamily Phospholipases represent one of the
earliest enzyme activities to be identified and studied, and the phospholipase A2 (PLA2) …

Snake venoms in drug discovery: Valuable therapeutic tools for life saving

T Mohamed Abd El-Aziz, AG Soares, JD Stockand - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Animal venoms are used as defense mechanisms or to immobilize and digest prey. In fact,
venoms are complex mixtures of enzymatic and non-enzymatic components with specific …

The phospholipase A2 superfamily and its group numbering system

RH Schaloske, EA Dennis - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and Cell …, 2006 - Elsevier
The superfamily of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes currently consists of 15 Groups and
many subgroups and includes five distinct types of enzymes, namely the secreted PLA2s …

High-throughput proteomics and in vitro functional characterization of the 26 medically most important elapids and vipers from sub-Saharan Africa

GTT Nguyen, C O'Brien, Y Wouters, L Seneci… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Venomous snakes are important parts of the ecosystem, and their behavior and evolution
have been shaped by their surrounding environments over the eons. This is reflected in their …

[图书][B] Handbook of venoms and toxins of reptiles

SP Mackessy - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
The Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles offers" one-stop shopping" to all biologists,
biochemists, toxicologists, physicians, clinicians, and epidemiologists, and informed …

Haemostatically active proteins in snake venoms

T Sajevic, A Leonardi, I Križaj - Toxicon, 2011 - Elsevier
Snake venom proteins that affect the haemostatic system can cause (a) lowering of blood
coagulability,(b) damage to blood vessels, resulting in bleeding,(c) secondary effects of …

The search for natural and synthetic inhibitors that would complement antivenoms as therapeutics for snakebite envenoming

JM Gutiérrez, LO Albulescu, RH Clare, NR Casewell… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
A global strategy, under the coordination of the World Health Organization, is being unfolded
to reduce the impact of snakebite envenoming. One of the pillars of this strategy is to ensure …

Anticoagulant proteins from snake venoms: structure, function and mechanism

RM Kini - Biochemical Journal, 2006 - portlandpress.com
Over the last several decades, research on snake venom toxins has provided not only new
tools to decipher molecular details of various physiological processes, but also inspiration to …

Catalytically Active Snake Venom PLA2 Enzymes: An Overview of Its Elusive Mechanisms of Reaction: Miniperspective

J Castro-Amorim, A Novo de Oliveira… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Snake venom-secreted phospholipase A2 (svPLA2) enzymes, both catalytically active and
inactive, are a central component in envenoming. These are responsible for disrupting the …

Proteomic Analysis of Cattle Tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Saliva: A Comparison between Partially and Fully Engorged Females

L Tirloni, J Reck, RMS Terra, JR Martins, A Mulenga… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most harmful parasites
affecting bovines. Similarly to other hematophagous ectoparasites, R. microplus saliva …