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Membrane-damaging and cytotoxic sphingomyelinases and phospholipases
(2015-06-05)
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 ...
Chapter 11: Antiviral, Antimicrobial, and Antibiofilm Properties of Biosurfactants
(2021-04-01)
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 ...
Phospholipase A2 myotoxins from Bothrops snake venoms
(1995-11)
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 ...
Snakebite Envenomingin Latin America and the Caribbean
(2014)
Envenomings induced by snakebites constitute a serious public health problem in Latin America. This condition affects predominantly vulnerable rural populations and has a high impact in regions where the provision of health ...
Fluorescence Imaging Approaches in Flavivirus Research
(2021-10-01)
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 ...
Antivenomics: a proteomics tool for studying the immunoreactivity of antivenoms
(2015-03)
Envenoming following snakebite is largely a neglected threat to public health in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania addicting some of the world’s poorest rural communities. An ...
Group-II phospholipase A2 enzymes
(2015-05)
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 ...
Metaloproteinasas dependientes de Zinc: Protagonistas centrales en la Fisiopatología de Envenenamientos por Serpientes de la familia Viperidae
(2016)
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 ...
Venenos de serpientes de la familia Viperidae en América: Bioquímica y fisiopatología.
(2011)
Se muestra una perspectiva general de las características bioquímicas de los principales tipos de toxinas
presentes en los venenos de vipéridos americanos y la fisiopatología de estos envenenamientos. En la preparación ...
Efectos locales en el envenenamiento ofídico en América Latina
(2003)
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, ...