Abstract
Proteinases are present in the venoms of many snakes and are structurally classified into trypsin-like serine proteinases (SVSPs) and metalloproteinases (SVMPs). SVMPs are found mainly in viperid venoms and are important players in the local hemorrhage and pro-inflammatory pathogenesis observed upon envenomation. SVMPs are classified in three main classes depending on the organization of …