Snake venoms are complex mixtures of small molecules and peptides/proteins, and most of
them display certain kinds of bioactivities. They include neurotoxic, cytotoxic, cardiotoxic …

Snakebite envenomations (SBEs) are a neglected medical condition of global importance
that mainly affect the tropical and subtropical regions. Clinical manifestations include pain …

Snake venoms present a great diversity of pharmacologically active compounds that may be
applied as research and biotechnological tools, as well as in drug development and …

Hyaluronan is a non-sulfated negatively-charged linear polymer distributed in most parts of
the human body, where it is located around cells in the extracellular matrix of connective …

Abstract Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) is a neotropical social wasp from
southeast Brazil. As most social Hymenoptera, venom from P. paulista comprises a complex …

The deleterious consequences of snake envenomation are due to the extreme protein
complexity of snake venoms. Therefore, the identification of their components is crucial for …

Hyaluronidases (HYALs) are enzymes ubiquitously found in venoms from diverse animals
and seem to be related to venom spreading. HYAL activity might be important to Tityus spp …

Structure of Cupiennius salei venom hyaluronidase Hyaluronidases are important venom
components acting as spreading factor of toxic compounds. In several studies this spreading …

This work used eleven Peruvian snake venoms (Bothrops andianus, Bothrops atrox,
Bothrops barnetti, Bothrops castelnaudi, Bothriopsis chloromelas, Bothrocophias …

Snake venoms are a rich source of enzymes such as metalloproteinases, serine proteinases
phospholipases A2 and myotoxins, that have been well characterized structurally and …