Screening Snake Venoms for Toxicity to <em>Tetrahymena Pyriformis</em> Revealed Anti-Protozoan Activity of Cobra Cytotoxins

Screening Snake Venoms for Toxicity to <em>Tetrahymena Pyriformis</em> Revealed Anti-Protozoan Activity of Cobra Cytotoxins

Snake venoms possess lethal activities against different organisms, ranging from bacteria to higher vertebrates. Several venoms were shown to be active against protozoa, however, data about the anti-protozoan activity of cobra and viper venoms are very scarce. We tested the effects of venoms from se...

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Main Authors: Olga N. Kuleshina, Elena V. Kruykova, Elena G. Cheremnykh, Leonid V. Kozlov, Tatyana V. Andreeva, Vladislav G. Starkov, Alexey V. Osipov, Rustam H. Ziganshin, Victor I. Tsetlin, Yuri N. Utkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
snake venom
cytotoxin
protozoa
ciliate <i>Tetrahymena pyriformis</i>
immobilization
membrane rupture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/5/325

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