Toxin Neutralization Using Alternative Binding Proteins

Toxin Neutralization Using Alternative Binding Proteins

Animal toxins present a major threat to human health worldwide, predominantly through snakebite envenomings, which are responsible for over 100,000 deaths each year. To date, the only available treatment against snakebite envenoming is plasma-derived antivenom. However, despite being key to limiting...

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Main Authors: Timothy Patrick Jenkins, Thomas Fryer, Rasmus Ibsen Dehli, Jonas Arnold Jürgensen, Albert Fuglsang-Madsen, Sofie Føns, Andreas Hougaard Laustsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Snakebite envenoming
next-generation antivenom
toxin neutralization
alternative binding protein scaffolds
envenoming therapy
recombinant binding proteins
venom neutralization
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/1/53

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