Plant-antivenom: database of anti-venom medicinal plants



Document title: Plant-antivenom: database of anti-venom medicinal plants
Journal: Electronic journal of biotechnology
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000336238
ISSN: 0717-3458
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Hospital A.C. Camargo, Laboratorio de Biotecnologia, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Season: Ene
Volumen: 14
Number: 1
Country: Chile
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, aplicado
English abstract Plant-antivenom is a computational Websystem about medicinal plants with anti-venom properties. The system consists of a database of these plants, including scientific publications on this subject and amino acid sequences of active principles from venomous animals. The system relates these data allowing their integration through different search applications. For the development of the system, the first surveys were conducted in scientific literature, allowing the creation of a publication database in a library for reading and user interaction. Then, classes of categories were created, allowing the use of tags and the organization of content. This database on medicinal plants has information such as family, species, isolated compounds, activity, inhibited animal venoms, among others. Provision is made for submission of new information by registered users, by the use of wiki tools. Content submitted is released in accordance to permission rules defined by the system. The database on biological venom protein amino acid sequences was structured from the essential information from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Plant-antivenom's interface is simple, contributing to a fast and functional access to the system and the integration of different data registered on it. Plant-antivenom system is available on the Internet at http://gbi.fmrp.usp.br/plantantivenom
Disciplines: Biología,
Medicina
Keyword: Botánica,
Plantas medicinales,
Antivenenos,
Bases de datos
Keyword: Biology,
Medicine,
Botany,
Medicinal plants,
Antivenoms,
Databases
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