Plant toxins

This volume, in its over two dozen chapters, constitutes an overview of the current plant toxin research. It covers from general aspects of plant toxicity to in-depth reviews of various classes of toxins, their structures, synthesis, modes of action, and upcoming uses in biotechnology. It provides a...

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Other Authors Carlini, Célia Regina (Editor), Ligabue-Braun, Rodrigo (Editor), Gopalakrishnakone, P. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, 2017.
SeriesToxinology,
Subjects
Plant toxins.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789400764644
9789400764651
9789400764637
ISSN2542-761X
Physical Description1 online resource : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Biotechnological Potential of Ribosome Inactivating Proteins (RIPs)
  • Cyanotoxins Cyclotides: Plant Defense Toxins
  • Entomotoxic Plant Proteins: Molecules to Develop Genetically Modified Plants Potentially Resistant to Insect-Pests
  • General Mechanisms of Plant Defense
  • Locoweeds and Swainsonine
  • Moonlighting Toxins: Ureases and Beyond
  • Oleander Poisoning
  • Phycotoxins Other Than Cyanotoxins
  • Plant AB Toxins with Lectin Domains
  • Plant Alkaloids: Main Features, Toxicity, and Mechanisms of Action
  • Plant and Fungal Hallucinogens as Toxic and Therapeutic Agents
  • Plant Compounds with Antiophidic Activities, Their Discovery History, and Current and Proposed Applications
  • Plant Cyanogenic Glycosides
  • Plant Toxins as Sources of Drugs
  • Plants Toxic to Farm and Companion Animals
  • Proteinaceous Plant Toxins with Antimicrobial and Antitumor Activities Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins: An Overview
  • Suicidal Plant Poisoning
  • The Role of Metal-Based Defenses in Plants
  • Toxic but Exploitable Actions of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins
  • Toxic Chemicals from Invasive Alien Plants
  • Toxic Nonprotein Amino Acids.

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