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Snake venom contains a mixture of enzymes, which include phospholipase that break down cell membranes, proteinases that destroy proteins, as well as amino acid oxidases and nucleotidases that break down the monomers for protein and DNA synthesis, which is why they can be so deadly. If you were bitten by a venomous snake you may be treated with an antivenom. In addition to antibodies that help your immune system recognize and fight the foreign molecules, what else does the antivenom most likely contain

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The correct answer is - Venom enzyme inhibitors.

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The snake venoms are the complex mixtures of phospholipase A2s, disintegrins, serine proteases, C-lectins, and metalloproteases, and others. The snake venom phospholipase A2s (svPLA2s) enzymes found in most of the families of venomous snakes that cause anticoagulant effects, cardiotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and cytotoxicity, and other effects.

In antivenom, there are Venom enzyme inhibitors other than antibodies that help in neutralizing these enzymes by weakening or inhibiting these toxic actions.

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