VENOMOUS ALCHEMY: UNLEASHING THE MEDICINAL WONDERS OF SNAKE VENOM
Ms. Ambika D. Nagarbhadiya
, Mr. Minhaj M. Shaikh , Mr. Yash R. Kawale , Mr. Somesh S. Bhandare , Mr. Prasad R. Giram
Venomous snakes belonging to the family Viperidae, Elapidae, Colubridae and Hydrophidae , produces snake venom in order to facilitate immobilization and digestion of prey, act as defence mechanism against threats. Owing to their lethality, snakes have often been associated with images of perfidy, treachery and death. However, snakes did not always have such negative connotations. Venom contains zootoxins which is a highly modified saliva that is either injected via fangs during a bite or spitted. The modified parotid gland, encapsulated in a muscular sheath, present on each side of the head, below and behind the eye, have large alveoli which temporarily stores the secreted venom and later conveyed by a duct to tubular fangs through which venom is injected. Snake venoms are complex mixtures of small molecules and peptides/proteins, and most of them display certain kinds of bioactivities. They include neurotoxic, cytotoxic, cardiotoxic, myotoxic , and many different enzymatic activities. This review is mainly focused on the chemistry of the snake venom and the potential for venom to be exploited for medicinal purposes in the development of drugs and derive new therapeutic drug.
"VENOMOUS ALCHEMY: UNLEASHING THE MEDICINAL WONDERS OF SNAKE VENOM", TIJER - TIJER - INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL (www.TIJER.org), ISSN:2349-9249, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.a632-a655, February-2024, Available :https://tijer.org/TIJER/papers/TIJER2402077.pdf
Volume 11
Issue 2,
February-2024
Pages : a632-a655
Paper Reg. ID: TIJER_151322
Published Paper Id: TIJER2402077
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Research Area: Pharmacy All
Country: Pusad (445204), Maharashtra, India
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