Recent proteomic analyses of snake venoms show that metalloproteinases represent major
components in most of the Crotalid and Viperid venoms. In this chapter we discuss the …

Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) represent a diverse group of multi-domain
proteins with several biological activities such as the ability to induce hemorrhage …

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

Nature endowed snakes with a lethal secretion known as venom, which has been fine-tuned
over millions of years of evolution. Snakes utilize venom to subdue their prey and to survive …

A deep understanding of the composition of venoms and of the principles governing the
evolution of venomous systems is of applied importance for exploring the enormous …

Snake venom proteomes are complex mixtures of a large number of distinct proteins. In a
sense, the field of snake venom proteomics has been under investigation since the very …

This article covers the application of proteomic tools ('venomics','antivenomics' and 'venom
phenotyping') to study the composition and natural history of snake venoms, and the cross …

Modern drug discovery is increasingly in need of a novel paradigm to replace the classical
blockbuster-based economic model of large pharmaceutical companies. Loss of patent …

Animal venoms and toxins are now recognized as major sources of bioactive molecules that
may be tomorrow's new drug leads. Their complexity and their potential as drug sources …

Snake venoms are natural sources of biologically active molecules that are able to act
selectively and specifically on different cellular targets, modulating physiological functions …