Experimental and computational aspects of bioactive proteins from animal venoms: An insight into pharmacological properties and drug discovery

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Experimental and computational aspects of bioactive proteins from animal venoms: An insight into pharmacological properties and drug discovery is written by Michelle Yap and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832545238 (ISBN 10) and 9782832545232 (ISBN 13).

Animal venoms are complex mixtures of bioactive peptides and proteins with diverse pharmacological effects. These active molecules make up the components of venom toxins responsible for many pathological outcomes in snake envenomation. Although venom toxins can be deadly, they can potentially be lifesaving once their respective pharmacological targets and mechanistic actions are better understood. For example, the discovery of captopril from Brazilian viper, Bothrops jararaca venom which has been shown to antagonise angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) for the treatment of hypertension.