title: The long road of research on snake venom serine proteinases.
abstract: It has long been recognized that snake venom serine proteinases (SVSPs) affect various physiological functions including blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, blood pressure and platelet aggregation. Therefore, SVSPs have been used as refined tools to study molecular mechanisms involved in the activation of key factors that control hemostasis and as therapeutic agents in various thrombotic and hemostatic conditions. The aim of this review is to highlight the state of our knowledge on the advances made in SVSP research since the 18th century. It includes the personal accounts of some distinguished scientists that addressed specific problems and contributed to advance the field.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Especial de Toxinologia Aplicada/CAT-cepid, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil 1500, 05503-000 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. solangeserrano@butantan.gov.br
authors.forename: Solange M T
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Serrano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D012103:Batroxobin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008322:Mammals / Q000097:blood; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000737:chemistry; D030162:Reptilian Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein; D057057:Serine Proteases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000201:enzymology*; D014116:Toxicology / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D030162:Reptilian Proteins; D012910:Snake Venoms; D011516:Prothrombin; D057057:Serine Proteases; D012103:Batroxobin