In an era of increasing drug resistance, the search for antimicrobial agents is crucial for the development of a sustainable future. Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules with recognised surface tension, and biological ...

The genus Bothrops is distributed over all Latin America, From Mexico to Argentina, and comprises nearly 31 species of snake. In most of these countries, Bothrops spp. cause the majority of snake bit envenomations, which ...

This chapter presents an overview of the classification, structure, and main physiopathological activities of bacterial sphingomyelinases and phospholipases, providing examples of their roles as virulence factors in several ...

Os venenos apresentam um importante papel fisiológico para as serpentes: são os fatores responsáveis pela subjugação das presas, iniciam e auxiliam sua digestão e constituem um mecanismo de defesa contra predadores/agressores, ...

Even today acute diarrheal disease is thought of by many laymen as well as by some medical professionals in developing countries as being a syndrome of alimentary origin. Despite recognition of shigellosis, cholera, ...

Los envenenamientos por mordedura de serpiente constituyen un importante problema de salud pública en América Latina. La gran mayoría de estos envenenamientos son causados por mordeduras de serpientes de la familia Viperidae, ...

Se presenta y discute el papel que juegan las metaloproteinasas de los venenos de serpientes (SVMPs) de la familia Viperidae en la fisiopatología de los envenenamientos inducidos por mordeduras de estos reptiles. Se hace ...

The genus Flavivirus within the family Flaviviridae contains many arthropod-borne infectious agents of medical relevance like dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), and West Nile virus (WNV), among others, that cause ...

Phospholipase A2 are esterolytic enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of 1,2-diacyl-3-sn-glycerophospholipids at the C2 position, resulting in the formation of lysophospholipids and free fatty acid. They constitute one of ...

De nombreuses envenimations ophidiennes en Amérique centrale sont dues aux crotales (famille des Viperidae) parmi lesquels Bothrops asper est le principal responsable. Quelques accidents sont provoqués par les serpents ...