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Snake C-Type Lectins Potentially Contribute to the Prey Immobilization in Protobothrops mucrosquamatus and Trimeresurus stejnegeri Venoms

open access: yesToxins, 2020
Snake venoms contain components selected to immobilize prey. The venoms from Elapidae mainly contain neurotoxins, which are critical for rapid prey paralysis, while the venoms from Viperidae and Colubridae may contain fewer neurotoxins but are likely to ...
Huiwen Tian   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The absence of thrombin-like activity in Bothrops erythromelas venom is due to the deletion of the snake venom thrombin-like enzyme gene.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Snake venom thrombin-like enzymes (SVTLEs) are serine proteinases that clot fibrinogen. SVTLEs are distributed mainly in venoms from snakes of the Viperidae family, comprising venomous pit viper snakes.
Nicholas P Lotto   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Snake and Snake Robot Locomotion in Complex, 3-D Terrain [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
Snakes can traverse almost all types of environments by bending their elongate bodies in 3-D to interact with the terrain. Similarly, a snake robot is a promising platform to perform critical tasks in various environments. Understanding how 3-D body bending effectively interacts with the terrain for propulsion and stability can not only inform how ...
arxiv  

The Proteome of African Spitting and Non‐Spitting Cobra Venoms and Cytotoxicity Against Pancreatic Cancer Cells

open access: yesJournal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT African cobra (Naja spp.) venom contains toxins dominated by proteins and peptides with inter‐ and intra‐specific variations. There are several FDA‐approved drugs from snake venom toxins from other regions, including South America and Asia. Profiling the proteomes of medically important African cobra venoms from different locations will aid in
Benedict C. Offor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Strategy for Efficient Preparation of Genus-Specific Diagnostic Antibodies for Snakebites

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2021
As said by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, “Snakebite is the most important tropical disease you’ve never heard of.” Listed as a priority neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization, snakebite envenoming (SBE) kills in
Chengbo Long   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-Venomous Snakes [PDF]

open access: yesScientific American, 1891
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openaire   +1 more source

Plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services in rainforest, traditional and industrial oil palm cultivation systems in Liberia, West Africa

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Oil palm is native to the west African forest, where industrial production is expanding. We assessed differences in plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services across 54 forest, community agriculture and oil palm plots in Sinoe County, Liberia.
Cicely A. M. Marshall   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immunological cross-reactivity and neutralisation of European viper venoms with the monospecific Vipera berus antivenom ViperaTAb. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Medically important cases of snakebite in Europe are predominately caused by European vipers of the genus Vipera. The mainstay of snakebite therapy is polyclonal antibody therapy, referred to as antivenom.
Al-Abdulla, Ibrahim   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

The Gold‐Maker of Animal Oil and Prussian Blue Fame — The Chemical and Medicinal Science Philosophy of Johann Conrad Dippel

open access: yesThe Chemical Record, EarlyView.
The radical Pietist Johann Conrad Dippel was a self‐proclaimed adept – a maker of gold and the philosophers’ stone. He was also a magister of theology, a doctor of medicine, and a self‐taught chemist, who coinvented the pigment Prussian Blue together with Johann von Diesbach, became known for his animal pyrolysis oil, his wonder‐wound balm, his ...
Curt Wentrup
wiley   +1 more source

Innovations in Snake Venom-Derived Therapeutics: A Systematic Review of Global Patents and Their Pharmacological Applications

open access: yesToxins
Active compounds from natural sources, particularly snake venoms, are crucial for pharmaceutical development despite challenges in drug discovery. Snake venoms, historically used for medicinal purposes, contain bioactive peptides and enzymes that show ...
Diana Carolina Zona Rubio   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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