In recent years, Brazil has been a frequent target of irregular access to the components of its assets
genetic, environmental infractions popularly known as Biopiracy. Owner of the largest biodiversity
planet, the country has lost millions of dollars annually with the illegal development of drugs and
cosmetics that present components of the venom and venom of Brazilian species in their formulation
The jararaca-ilhoa (scientific name Bothrops insularis) is a sui generis snake, adapted to arboreal or semi-arboreal life, which is reflected in several aspects of its morphology and behavior.
Bothrops jararaca venom was isolated in the 1960, an active principle capable of enhancing the response to bradykinin and was called FPB (bradykinin potentiating factor). From the poison of the jararaca, the researcher Sérgio Ferreira reached a substance capable of inhibiting the natural agents of the organism that raise blood pressure, called angiotensin 1 and 2, while prolonging the effect of a molecule that maintains pressure bradykinin.