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- Title
In vitro snake venom detoxifying action of some marine algae of Gulf of Mannar, south-east coast of India.
- Authors
Hannah R. Vasanthi; A. Jaswanth; V. Krishnaraj; G. V. Rajamanickam; A. Saraswathy
- Abstract
The extract of the brown seaweed Padina boergesenii and the red seaweed Hypnea valentiae was found to detoxify (in vitro) the venom of Naja nigricollis. There was a remarkable reduction in the mortality of albino mice after intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of reconstituted venom with the extract compared to those challenged with the venom only. The survival of the animals exposed to the venom incubated with the different concentrations of the extract was used as the in vitro detoxification parameter. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
MARINE algae; PLANT extracts; RED algae; VENOM; NAJA nigricollis
- Publication
Phytotherapy Research, 2003, Vol 17, Issue 10, p1217
- ISSN
0951-418X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ptr.1342