Preliminary biochemical characterization of the venoms of five Colubridae species from Brazil

André Zelanis; Marisa Maria Teixeira da Rocha; Maria de Fátima Domingues Furtado

doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.09.015

Preliminary biochemical characterization of the venoms of five Colubridae species from Brazil

André Zelanis^*
, Marisa Maria Teixeira da Rocha
, Maria de Fátima Domingues Furtado

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The paraphyletic family Colubridae comprises several species of rear-fanged snakes with toxin-secreting Duvernoy's gland, some of them able to cause human envenomation with systemic and/or local damage. In this work we have explored some aspects of biochemical composition and activity of the venoms of five species from Colubridae family from Brazil. Taken together our results suggest distinct features in colubrid venoms, which could be related to the presence of still unknown toxins.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	666-669
Number of pages	4
Journal	Toxicon
Volume	55
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.09.015
Publication status	Published - Feb 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Colubridae
Philodryas nattereri
Philodryas olfersii
Philodryas patagoniensis
Thamnodynastes strigatus
Tomodon dorsatus

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