Structure and function of cobra venom factor, the complement-activating protein in cobra venom (original) (raw)

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1996

Abstract

Cobra Venom Factor (CVF) is an unusual venom component known to be present in the venom of the cobra species Naja, Ophiophagus, and Hemachatus of the Elapidae family (1). CVF is not a toxin in the classical sense. As a matter of fact, the purified molecule is not toxic. It specifically interacts with components of the serum complement system, leading to complement activation which in turn leads to the consumption of complement activity.

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