INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2455-2631 | Impact factor: 8.15 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Snakes have always fascinated human beings. The enzymes are present in venom and may be toxic, non toxic or enzymes with on known biological activities. The content of the enzyme may vary from venom to venom or even species to species. Snake venom has always attracted the attention of pharmacologists because of high catalytic properties. The enzymes present in the venoms are also thermally more stable. In the present study, the effect of hydrogen ion concentration has been observed on venom of Bungarus caeruleus. Two characters of venom have been observed namely toxicity by intravenous route of inoculation and immunogenicity by immunodiffusion in gel. The toxicity test has been conducted after exposing the venom to various hydrogen ion concentration after fixed intervals of time. The results were noted in terms of lethal dose 50. To see the immunogenicity, the precipitation lines formed after keeping the venom in solutions of different pH, were observed by gel diffusion. The results have indicated that the venom is most stable at pH 7.0.
Keywords:
Hydrogen ion concentration, enzyme, pH. Bungarus caeruleus, immunoelectrophoresis
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"Effect of pH on venom of Bungarus caeruleus", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.1, Issue 10, page no.97 - 99, October-2016, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR1610016.pdf
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Publication Details:
Published Paper ID: IJSDR1610016
Registration ID:160871
Published In: Volume 1 Issue 10, October-2016
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Page No: 97 - 99
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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