Snake Venom Metalloproteinases

This special edition of Toxins will cover recent developments in snake venom metalloproteinase structure, function and clinical implications. It will include a historical retrospective of the discovery of Snake Venom Metalloproteinases (SVMPs) and early insights into their biochemical mechanisms and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: José María Gutiérrez
Other Authors: Jay Fox
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
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Summary:This special edition of Toxins will cover recent developments in snake venom metalloproteinase structure, function and clinical implications. It will include a historical retrospective of the discovery of Snake Venom Metalloproteinases (SVMPs) and early insights into their biochemical mechanisms and how they function in envenomation. The individual articles will review • SVMP Structure • Pathologies associated with SVMPs activities • Mechanism of action; evolution and orthologs • SVMP processing and disintegrins • Potential clinical applications of SVMP scaffolds
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (X, 266 p.)
ISBN:9783038424277
9783038424260