Table 2.
Edematogenic activity of E. ocellatus crude venom and venom proteins
| Time (Min) | Crude venom | SVMP fraction | SVSP fraction | PLA2 fraction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envenomed foot (mm) | Control | Envenomed foot (mm) | Control | Envenomed foot (mm) | Control | Envenomed foot (mm) | Control | |
| 0 | 1.17 ± 0.01a | 1.11 ± 0.00a | 1.58 ± 0.01a | 1.57 ± 0.00a | 1.44 ± 0.00a | 1.41 ± 0.00a | 1.73 ± 0.01a | 1.60 ± 0.00a |
| 30 | 4.65 ± 0.01g | 1.11 ± 0.01a | 3.17 ± 0.01c | 1.57 ± 0.01a | 4.25 ± 0.01g | 1.42 ± 0.00a | 3.82 ± 0.01d | 1.61 ± 0.01a |
| 60 | 3.34 ± 0.01e | 1.11 ± 0.00a | 4.03 ± 0.01f | 1.57 ± 0.01a | 3.77 ± 0.01f | 1.42 ± 0.00a | 4.34 ± 0.00e | 1.60 ± 0.01a |
| 120 | 3.44 ± 0.01f | 1.12 ± 0.01a | 4.03 ± 0.00f | 1.57 ± 0.00a | 3.68 ± 0.00e | 1.42 ± 0.00a | 5.84 ± 0.01f | 1.61 ± 0.01a |
| 180 | 3.17 ± 0.01c | 1.11 ± 0.00a | 3.30 ± 0.00e | 1.57 ± 0.00a | 3.51 ± 0.01d | 1.42 ± 0.00a | 3.82 ± 0.01d | 1.61 ± 0.01a |
| 240 | 3.21 ± 0.01d | 1.12 ± 0.01a | 2.84 ± 0.01b | 1.57 ± 0.00a | 2.54 ± 0.02b | 1.42 ± 0.00a | 3.31 ± 0.01b | 1.61 ± 0.00a |
| 300 | 2.68 ± 0.00b | 1.11 ± 0.00a | 3.24 ± 0.00d | 1.57 ± 0.00a | 3.35 ± 0.01c | 1.41 ± 0.00a | 3.62 ± 0.01c | 1.62 ± 0.01a |
Data are mean ± SD from three determinations. Data with different superscripts in a column are significantly different at p < 0.05