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Cobra Venom Neutralization Effect by Hemidesmus indicus Root Extract [PDF]

open access: yesEurasian Journal of Science and Engineering, 2022
Hemidesmus indicus (Apocynaceae) has been utilized traditionally in the Indian subcontinent for the treatment of snakebites and scorpion stings. It has also several beneficial bioactivities in human beings such as antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory and skin
Jaswanth Albert   +3 more
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A study of ribonuclease activity in venom of vietnam cobra

open access: yesJournal of Animal Science and Technology, 2017
Background Ribonuclease (RNase) is one of the few toxic proteins that are present constantly in snake venoms of all types. However, to date this RNase is still poorly studied in comparison not only with other toxic proteins of snake venom, but also with ...
Thiet Van Nguyen, A. V. Osipov
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Elucidating the Venom Diversity in Sri Lankan Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) through De Novo Venom Gland Transcriptomics, Venom Proteomics and Toxicity Neutralization

open access: yesToxins, 2021
Inadequate effectiveness of Indian antivenoms in treating envenomation caused by the Spectacled Cobra/Indian Cobra (Naja naja) in Sri Lanka has been attributed to geographical variations in the venom composition. This study investigated the de novo venom-
Kin Ying Wong   +4 more
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Purification and antibacterial activities of an L-amino acid oxidase from king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) venom [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012
Some constituents of snake venom have been found to display a variety of biological activities. The antibacterial property of snake venom, in particular, has gathered increasing scientific interest due to antibiotic resistance. In the present study, king
CS Phua   +4 more
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Biochemical and toxinological characterization of Naja sumatrana (Equatorial spitting cobra) venom [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2011
The lethal and enzymatic activities of venom from Naja sumatrana (Equatorial spitting cobra) were determined and compared to venoms from three other Southeast Asian cobras (Naja sputatrix, Naja siamensis and Naja kaouthia).
MKK Yap, NH Tan, SY Fung
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Toxicological and pathophysiological alterations accompanied treating cancer with the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) crude venom on mice [PDF]

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research, 2022
Cancer is one of the human mortality leading causes. While there are many tumor treatment modalities, but chemotherapy remains the most effective treatment, although its severe side effects and developed resistance.
Hosni Neweigy   +3 more
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King Cobra and snakebite envenomation: on the natural history, human-snake relationship and medical importance of Ophiophagus hannah

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2022
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) has a significant place in many cultures, and is a medically important venomous snake in the world. Envenomation by this snake is highly lethal, manifested mainly by neurotoxicity and local tissue damage. King Cobra may be
Choo Hock Tan   +2 more
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The myth of cobra venom cytotoxin: More than just direct cytolytic actions. [PDF]

open access: yesToxicon X, 2022
Cobra venom cytotoxin (CTX) is a non-enzymatic three-finger toxin that constitutes 40–60% of cobra venom. Thus, it plays an important role in the pathophysiology of cobra envenomation, especially in local dermonecrosis. The three-finger hydrophobic loops
Hiu JJ, Yap MKK.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Taiwan cobra envenoming: serum venom concentration before and after specific treatment and relationship with debridement of necrotic wound tissue

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2023
Background: Bivalent freeze-dried neurotoxic (FN) antivenom has been the primary treatment since the 1980s for Taiwan cobra (Naja atra) envenomation in Taiwan.
Chia-Cheng Wang   +8 more
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