Journal of Skeletal Muscle
Open Access
BaMtox, a Myotoxic Enzyme Isolated from the Venom of the Bothrops Alternatus
Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2832-4048.jsm-21-3986
Luiz Fernando Moreira IzidoroCorresponding author
Snake envenomations are responsible for a high percentage of deaths, as these toxic proteins induce severe local and systemic effects. In Brazil, the Bothrops genus is responsible for a satisfactory fraction of accidents, including Bothropsalternatus, recognized as urutu, whose venom is capable of i…