Inhibitory effect of a Brazilian marine brown alga Spatoglossum schröederi on biological activities of Lachesis muta snake venom

The ability of crude extracts of the brown seaweed Spatoglossum schröederi to counteract some of the biological activities of Lachesis muta snake venom was evaluated. In vitro assays showed that only the extract of S. schröederi prepared in ethyl acetate was able to inhibit the clotting of fibrinoge...

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Main Author: Domingos,Thaisa Francielle Souza (author)
Other Authors: Ortiz-Ramírez,Fredy A. (author), Villaça,Roberto C. (author), Cavalcanti,Diana N. (author), Sanchez,Eladio F. (author), Teixeira,Valéria L. (author), Fuly,André Lopes (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Spatoglossum schröederi
seaweed
Lachesis muta
snake venom
bioprospecting
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2012000400006
Country:Brazil
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