Past, Present, and Future of Naturally Occurring Antimicrobials Related to Snake Venoms.

ABSTRACT: This review focuses on proteins and peptides with antimicrobial activity because these biopolymers can be useful in the fight against infectious diseases and to overcome the critical problem of microbial resistance to antibiotics. In fact, snakes show the highest diversification among reptiles, surviving in various environments; their innate immunity is similar to mammals and the response of their plasma to bacteria and fungi has been explored mainly in ecological studies. Snake venoms are a rich source of components that have a variety of biological functions. Among them are proteins like lectins, metalloproteinases, serine proteinases, L-amino acid oxidases, phospholipases type A₂, cysteine-rich secretory proteins, as well as many oligopeptides, such as waprins, cardiotoxins,

SUBMITTER: Oguiura N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9952678 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature