Crotalus durissus venom: biological effects and relevant applications

• Autor(a) principal: Araújo, Lucelina da Silva; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Conceição, Anna Sérgia Mendonça Miranda; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Cunha, Duanny Murinelly de Souza; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Morais, Glayciane Bezerra de; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Silveira, João Alison de Moraes; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Júnior, Francisco Antônio Félix Xavier; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Macambira, Karen Denise da Silva; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Araújo, Steffi Lima; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Pessoa, Nathalie Ommundsen; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Evangelista, Janaina Serra Azul Monteiro; Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de higiene e sanidade animal
• Texto Completo: http://www.higieneanimal.ufc.br/seer/index.php/higieneanimal/article/view/297
• topic: Snake Toxins; Crotoxin; Phospholipase A2; Gyroxin.

Snakes have an important biological role in the ecological chain, as well as in scientific researches performed with the venoms produced by them, since the enzyme-protein fractions these substances possess have been studied as pharmacological tools for the discovery of new therapies. Snakes of the genus Crotalus have gained significant relevance in the scientific field, since the venom produced by these reptiles has been the target of researchers in a few decades, due to the composition and the effects that these substances can produce. In Brazil, a single species represents the genus, which is Crotalus durissus. This review demonstrates that even with the advancement in scientific research on the composition, role and application of the venom produced by the subspecies of Crotalus durissus snake, it is necessary to further study their fractions and their action potential, which also demonstrates the how rich are these active components in different fields of biomedicine.