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Snake Venom Protein May Inhibit Tumor Growth

February 2nd, 2010

Researchers of the American Chemical Society are using found A protein from copperhead snake venom can slow breast tumor growth. The protein blocks tumor cell adhesion and invasion and inhibits new blood vessel development in the tumors. Researchers from Australia are using snake venom to cure cancer.

Russell’s viper venom alter the morphology of erythrocytes

February 2nd, 2010

In the present investigation,it was found that The biconcave erythrocytes became sphero-echinocytes.

Snake venom: good medicine for strokes

January 27th, 2010

Snake venom is already known to contain a variety or toxins which can inhibite the formation of clots. For example, people discoverd that blood did not clot after bitten by viper snake.
In a study led by Dr. David Sherman of the University of Texas Health
Science Center in San Antonio, Scientists found that 42 percent of stroke
patients who received ANCROD within three hours after the onset of the stroke had recovered the physicalthe. ANCROD which is made from
viper venom was given intravenously over a three-to-five day period after a stroke occurred. A research team from BHF which
has more than 25 years’ experience in the collection, storage and analysis
of snake venoms from around the world believe that te benefits of snake
venoms for heart patients are well-known and snake venom would cure heart attack and stroke.

Tremendous prospects for the use of snake venom in the pharmaceutical field

January 26th, 2010

 Snake venom is dangerous, but now more and more scientists believe that it has great usefulness to human, especially in the field of medicine.
Snake venom is a toxic saliva consisting of a complex mixture of chemicals called enzymes. The toxins of snake venom contain neurotoxins and hemotoxins. Neurotoxic venom attacks the victim’s nervous system and [...]

Drying and storage of snake venom

January 20th, 2010

Snake venom is a gelatinous liquid, water cannot evaporate out. In order to obtain higher-quality snake venom, we need to dry snake venom as quickly as possible, and without losing its activity in the drying process. There are three kinds of drying methods, namely, vacuum drying at room temperature, freeze vacuum and low-temperature vacuum freeze-drying. The quality of the drying process has great impact on the quality of the venom. The following shall be a brief introduction of the drying process: