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Snake Venoms

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Definition: Solutions or mixtures of toxic and nontoxic substances elaborated by snake (Ophidia) salivary glands for the purpose of killing prey or disabling predators and delivered by grooved or hollow fangs. They usually contain enzymes, toxins, and other factors.  GEN or unspecified only: prefer the many specifics: common & scientific names of venomous snakes to identify specific SNAKE VENOMS term: TN 241; coord IM with specific available snake family or genus (IM); /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /   
See Also Antivenins
Examples Elapid Venoms; Hydrophid Venoms; Viper Venoms 		Other names Venoms, Snake; Venom, Snake; Snake Venom
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
helicopsin, Helicops angulatus  0   *Snake Venoms Neurotoxins. Arch Toxicol. 2011 Apr;85(4):305-13
colombistatin, Bothrops colombiensis  0   *Snake Venoms. Arch Toxicol. 2009 Mar;83(3):271-9
patagonfibrase, Philodryas patagoniensis  EC 3.4.-   *Snake Venoms *Metalloproteases. Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 May;1770(5):810-9
denmotoxin, Boiga dendrophila  0   *Snake Venoms. J Biol Chem 2006 Sep 29;281(39):29030-41
boigatoxin A  0   Snake Venoms Neurotoxins. Toxicon. 2005 Mar 1;45(3):329-34
BjussuMP-I  EC 3.4.24.-   *Metalloendopeptidases Snake Venoms. Toxicon. 2004 Aug;44(2):215-23
acutolysin D, Agkistrodon  0   *Snake Venoms. Biopolymers. 2004 Jul;74(4):336-44
phospholipase A2 III protein, Colubroidea  EC 3.1.1.4   *Reptilian Proteins *Group II Phospholipases A2 Snake Venoms.
mut IIb protein, Lachesis muta muta  0   *Glycoproteins *Snake Venoms. Toxicon. 2003 Jun;41(8):1021-31
mut IIa protein, Lachesis muta muta  0   *Glycoproteins *Snake Venoms. Toxicon. 2003 Jun;41(8):1021-31
mikatoxin, Micropechis ikaheka  0   *Snake Venoms Neurotoxins. Toxicon 2002 Jul;40(7):863-71
phosphodiesterase I, snake venom  EC 3.1.4.1   *Phosphodiesterase I Snake Venoms.
candoxin  0   *Snake Venoms. J Biol Chem 2002 May 17;277(20):17811-20
acostatin  0   *Disintegrins Snake Venoms. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2002 Jan;58(Pt 1):145-7
graminelysin I  0   *Snake Venoms Metalloendopeptidases. Biochem J 2001 Aug 1;357(Pt 3):719-28
Cilengitide  0   *Snake Venoms. J Natl Cancer Inst 2001 Feb 21;93(4):261-2
NaI protein, Notechis ater  0   *Glycoproteins *Snake Venoms Phospholipases A/antagonists & inhibitors. J Biol Chem 2000 Jan 14;275(2):983-91
pseudechetoxin, Pseudechis australis  0   *Snake Venoms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999 Jan 19;96(2):754-9
ehretianone  0   *Quinones *Xanthenes Snake Venoms/antagonists & inhibitors. J Nat Prod 1996 Jul;59(7):664-7
M4 protease, Crotalus molossus molossus  EC 3.4.24.-   *Metalloendopeptidases *Snake Venoms *Reptilian Proteins. Haemostasis 1992;22(1):41-9
agichal  EC 3.4.21.-   *Serine Endopeptidases Snake Venoms. Lab Delo 1989;(12):36
methyl alpha-neurotoxin  0   *Snake Venoms *Reptilian Proteins Methylation Neurotoxins. Biochemistry 1985;24(9):2210
glycerotoxin  92229-20-4   Snake Venoms Neurotoxins. Neuroscience 1984;12(3):939
snake venom neurotoxin F  0   *Snake Venoms *Reptilian Proteins Neurotoxins. Neuroscience 1984;11(4):989
proven  89492-24-0   *Snake Venoms. J Toxicol Environ Health 1983;12(4-6):641
thrombolectin, Bothrops atrox  0   *Lectins Snake Venoms. FEBS Lett 1980;117(1):13
laticotoxin a  50926-20-0   *Hydrophid Venoms Snake Venoms. J Biol Chem 248(17):6057;1973
SQ 20858  35115-62-9   *Peptides Snake Venoms. J Lab Clin Med 82(3):406;1973; Pharm Res Comm 9(2):181;1977; Proc Exp Biol Med 150(2):457;1975
diabtyl  76481-55-5 Diabtyl  *Enzymes *Heparin *Snake Venoms Drug Combinations. Therapeutique 47(9):801;1971

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