SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION ON BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM VIPER VENOM

In this study we revealed the biochemical composition of venom from different species of viper and their therapeutic applications. The viper venom containes neurotoxins such as α-neuro toxins. This neurotoxin induced to the human organism paralysis , but just a few people know the medical importance of this neurotoxins. This is used to treat the Alzheimer and Parkinson because they block selective the muscarinic receptors. The viper venom containes also cardiotoxins with similar activity of IECA, the isolated toxins from Brazilian viper (Bothrops jararaca) can induce hypotension in human body. Phospholipase A2 is still a toxin found in the venom of viper. It containes 120 aminoacids and the effect of muscular paralysis is the first when a human has a bitsnake . A new treatment that contains PLA2+NAIDS developed a new therapy for the muscular system. This toxins affect the hemostatic system and they induce problems with blood coagulation.