Snake venom constituents: biochemistry and toxicology (Part 1).

Complicated and mystifying as the snake envenomation process may appear, the toxic principles of snake venoms are biochemical entities that could be isolated, purified and characterized. In this review, the toxicological process of envenomation and the biochemical basis of venom toxicity are presented for those not directly involved in venom research but who nevertheless have an interest in snake venom poisoning.

Incorporation of the major outer membrane protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in saponin-lipid complexes (iscoms): chemical analysis, some structural features, and comparison of their immunogenicity with three other antigen delivery systems.

We incorporated the major outer membrane protein (PI) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae into immunostimulating complexes (iscoms) and examined some analytical, physicochemical, and immunological properties of these structures. The immunogenicity was compared with that of three other PI-containing structures, i.e.