Raghavendra Gowda and Rajesh, R. and Nataraju, A. and Sharath Krishna and Vishwanath, B. S. (2018) Biochemical and pharmacological characterization of Trimersurus malabaricus snake venom. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 119 (7). pp. 5904-5912. ISSN 1097-4644
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Trimeresurus malabaricus is a venomous pit viper species endemic to southwestern part of India. In earlier reports, we have shown that envenomation by T. malabaricus venom leading to strong local tissue damage but the mechanism of action is not clearly revealed. Local tissue damage affected by T. malabaricus venom is of great importance since the poison has serious systemic effects including death in the case of multiple attacks. The present study details the major manifestations of T. malabaricus venom and the induction of local tissue damage, which suggests that most toxins are present in the form of hydrolytic enzymes. Hydrolytic activity of the enzymes was measured and the data indicated that protease and phospholipase A2 activity was high which is responsible for local tissue damage. Furthermore, the role of hydrolytic enzymes in the induction of pathological events such as hemorrhage, edema, myotoxicity, and blood coagulation examination were assessed through animal models.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | C Chemical Science > Biochemistry |
| Divisions: | Department of > Biochemistry |
| Depositing User: | Manjula P Library Assistant |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2019 11:33 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2019 11:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/4922 |
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