Table 3.
Edematogenic activity of crude venom and venom proteins of B. arietans
| 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 | 1.12 ± 0.00a | 1.13 ± 0.00a | 1.81 ± 0.01a | 1.72 ± 0.01a | 2.11 ± 0.01a | 2.10 ± 0.01a | 1.70 ± 0.00a | 1.71 ± 0.01a |
| 30 | 3.24 ± 0.01b | 1.12 ± 0.00a | 3.51 ± 0.00d | 1.72 ± 0.00a | 3.60 ± 0.00c | 2.09 ± 0.02a | 4.04 ± 0.00d | 1.72 ± 0.01a |
| 60 | 4.42 ± 0.01d | 1.13 ± 0.00a | 3.93 ± 0.02f | 1.73 ± 0.01a | 3.74 ± 0.00d | 2.10 ± 0.01a | 4.65 ± 0.00e | 1.72 ± 0.02a |
| 120 | 3.61 ± 0.00c | 1.13 ± 0.00a | 4.57 ± 0.00g | 1.73 ± 0.02a | 5.47 ± 0.00g | 2.08 ± 0.01a | 5.60 ± 0.00g | 1.72 ± 0.01a |
| 180 | × | × | 3.72 ± 0.00e | 1.73 ± 0.00a | 3.85 ± 0.00e | 2.07 ± 0.02a | 4.84 ± 0.00f | 1.71 ± 0.00a |
| 240 | × | × | 2.48 ± 0.00b | 1.73 ± 0.01a | 2.82 ± 0.00b | 2.08 ± 0.00a | 3.34 ± 0.00c | 1.73 ± 0.01a |
| 300 | × | × | 2.52 ± 0.00c | 1.73 ± 0.01a | 4.13 ± 0.00f | 2.07 ± 0.01a | 3.11 ± 0.00b | 1.71 ± 0.00a |
Data are mean ± SD from three determinations. Data with different superscripts in a column are significantly different at p < 0.05. × indicates mortality