Suppose you had venomous snakes big enough that you milk them once and its like a small faucet and you get a substantial amount that you can put in a container in a freezer. I say substantial just meaning whatever amount you end up needing, that is exactly what you get, just so that's not limiting. Anyway, you don't lyophilize it, you just freeze it in a normal freezer. You divide it into several portions. One is just the way it is with no additions. One is with an equal volume of Glycerol. One is addition of Ammonium sulfate for 100% saturation. One saturated with Urea. One addition of 20mg/ml Albumin.
All of these will be kept in a normal freezer, like you would have in your kitchen, nothing special. Which condition would be the most likely to preserve the activity of the various venoms? Naja. Bungarus. Crotalus atrox. Crotalus durissus. Agkistrodon. Echis. Oxyuranus. Bitis. Vipera. Atractaspis. Boiga.
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Frozen venom
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you forgot formulin (perhaps at room temperature).
The reason why you want to preserve the venom is as important as how you preserve it because they'll be related. I'm no proffesional, but I'd assume preservation techniques would be the same as per other proteins.
Ask Dr. Fry this one, see www.venomdoc.com
Ian
I'm not so good with people who work in dream land..but I would say just freezing the venom with none of the chemicals you suggested would be the most vialble when thawed.
Al
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