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 …

Peptidases or proteases are enzymes with the ability to break peptide bonds. They have
been investigated due to their industrial applications in products such as foods and …

Ontogenetic changes in venom composition have important ecological implications due the
relevance of venom in prey acquisition and defense. Additionally, intraspecific venom …

Background: Variability in snake venoms is a well-studied phenomenon. However, sex-
based variation of Bothrops atrox snake venom using siblings is poorly investigated …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent
responsible for the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has infected over 185 …

ABSTRACT Background: The Brazil's lancehead, Bothrops brazili, is a poorly studied pit
viper distributed in lowlands of the equatorial rainforests of southern Colombia, northeastern …

The discovery of rapid acting and powerful angiogenic proteins are of significant interest in
the treatment of various human disorders associated with insufficient angiogenesis such as …

Background: Research involving snake venom has gradually surpassed the simple
discovery of new molecules using purification and structural characterization processes, and …

Viperidae snakes are the most important agents of snakebites in Brazil. The protein
composition of snake venoms has been frequently analyzed by means of electrophoretic …

We evaluated the ability of the Bothrops antivenom produced by the Butantan Institute to
neutralize the lethal, hemorrhagic, myotoxic and phospholipase A 2 activities induced by B …