Two-Dimensional Layered Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Biosensors for Detecting Microbial Toxins [PDF]
Toxin detection is an important issue in numerous fields, such as agriculture/food safety, environmental monitoring, and homeland security. During the past two decades, nanotechnology has been extensively used to develop various biosensors for achieving ...
Zhuheng Li+4 more
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Editorial: Venoms, animal and microbial toxins, volume II [PDF]
Zhijian Cao+7 more
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Inhibiting Microbial Toxins Using Plant-Derived Compounds and Plant Extracts [PDF]
Many pathogenic bacteria and fungi produce potentially lethal toxins that cause cytotoxicity or impaired cellular function either at the site of colonization or other locations in the body through receptor-mediated interactions.
Abhinav Upadhyay+5 more
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Microbial Toxins in Insect and Nematode Pest Biocontrol. [PDF]
Invertebrate pests, such as insects and nematodes, not only cause or transmit human and livestock diseases but also impose serious crop losses by direct injury as well as vectoring pathogenic microbes.
Chalivendra S.
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The Beneficial and Debilitating Effects of Environmental and Microbial Toxins, Drugs, Organic Solvents and Heavy Metals on the Onset and Progression of Multiple Sclerosis [PDF]
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system is common amongst young adults, leading to major personal and socioeconomic burdens. However, it is still considered complex and challenging to understand and treat, in
Mahmood Y. Hachim+2 more
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Microbial carcinogenic toxins and dietary anti-cancer protectants [PDF]
Several toxins are known which account for the ability of some bacteria to initiate or promote carcinogenesis. These ideas are summarised and evidence is discussed for more specific mechanisms involving chymotrypsin and the bacterial chymotryptic enzyme ...
Darlington, L. Gail, Stone, Trevor W.
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Microbial toxins in fermented foods: health implications and analytical techniques for detection. [PDF]
Recently, demand for fermented foods has increased due to their improved nutritional value, taste, and health-promoting properties. Worldwide consumption of these products is increasing. Fermented foods are generally safe for human consumption.
Fayyaz K+9 more
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Inflammatory Mediators and Gut Microbial Toxins Drive Colon Tumorigenesis by IL-23 Dependent Mechanism. [PDF]
Simple Summary Western-style diet, rich in high fat, is the major cause of obesity and enhanced risk of colon cancer in the USA and worldwide.
Panneerselvam J+6 more
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Animal, Herb, and Microbial Toxins for Structural and Pharmacological Study of Acid-Sensing Ion Channels. [PDF]
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are of the most sensitive molecular sensors of extracellular pH change in mammals. Six isoforms of these channels are widely represented in membranes of neuronal and non-neuronal cells, where these molecules are involved
Osmakov DI+4 more
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Food-Derived Uremic Toxins in Chronic Kidney Disease
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a higher cardiovascular risk compared to the average population, and this is partially due to the plasma accumulation of solutes known as uremic toxins.
Mara Lauriola+4 more
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