Therapeutic potential of krait venom.

Antony Gomes, Partha Pratim Saha, Shamik Bhattacharya, Sourav Ghosh, Aparna Gomes

Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology 2017 Jun 01

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Kraits belong to Elapideae and are widely distributed in East and South-East Asian countries. Krait venom possesses neurotoxins, membrane toxins, cardiotoxins, three finger toxins, metalloproteinases, cholinesterases, L-amino acid oxidases and serine proteases. The therapeutic potential of krait venom in pathophysiological conditions such as microbial and parasitic infections, cancer, arthritis, inflammation and blood coagulation disorder is discussed in this review. More intensive new research ventures are required to establish the therapeutic potential of krait venom in complex and emerging diseases. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Antony Gomes, Partha Pratim Saha, Shamik Bhattacharya, Sourav Ghosh, Aparna Gomes. Therapeutic potential of krait venom. Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology. 2017 Jun 01;131:48-53