Description: The Snake venom database (SVDB) contains information on venomous snakes, their venom compositions and functions.It includes different toxins like Cardiotoxins,Neurotoxins,Myotoxin,Cytotoxin. Resources and Tools used for venom allpications. Taxonomy of venomous snake families under taxonomy menu.
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Department of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Dhaka Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
The Snake venom database (SVDB) contains all information on venomous snakes, their venom compositions and functions. There are approximately 375 venomous snake species worldwide. Snake venoms are rich sources of biologically active compounds, many of which are known to be very potent against hypertension, diabetes, bacterial or viral infection, aging and cancers. Snake venom is a complex mixture of several enzymes, proteins, polypeptides and other compounds. Naturally, snakes use them for their defense and