Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors Isolated From Medicinal Plants: Alternative Treatment Against Snakebites

Title:Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors Isolated From Medicinal Plants: Alternative Treatment Against Snakebites

Volume: 13 Issue: 9

Author(s): Lorane I.S. Hage-Melim, Suely V. Sampaio, Carlton A. Taft and Carlos H.T.P. Silva

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Keywords: Antivenom, Bothrops jararacussu, Flavonoids, Phospholipase A2 inhibitors, Plants, Snake venom, Snake bite.

Abstract: Many plants are used in traditional medicine as active agents against various effects of snake bites. Phospholipase A2 enzymes are commonly found in venoms of snakes of the Viperidae and Elaphidae families, which are their main components. This article presents an overview of inhibitors isolated from plants, which show antiophidian properties.

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Hage-Melim I.S. Lorane, Sampaio V. Suely, Taft A. Carlton and Silva H.T.P. Carlos, Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors Isolated From Medicinal Plants: Alternative Treatment Against Snakebites, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2013; 13 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557511313090009