Introduction to the Toxins Special Issue on Plant Toxins [PDF]
Toxins, 2015 Plants express a variety of toxic proteins which are thought to have a role in defense against pathogens and insects. [...]
Nilgun E. Tumer
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Identification and Functional Characterization of Plant Toxins [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 The evolutionary arms race between plants and herbivores has led, over millions of years, to the production of many substances that prevent plants from being over-eaten by plant-feeding animals [...]
Zbigniew Adamski +3 more
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The importance and mitigation of mycotoxins and plant toxins in Southeast Asian fermented foods [PDF]
npj Science of Food, 2022 Fermented foods (ffs) and beverages are widely consumed in Southeast Asia (SEA) for their nutritional balance, flavor, and food security. They serve as vehicles for beneficial microorganisms performing a significant role in human health.
Iyiola O. Owolabi +4 more
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Effects of dietary exposure to plant toxins on bioaccumulation, survival, and growth of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae and lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus) [PDF]
HeliyonIn their natural habitat, insects may bioaccumulate toxins from plants for defence against predators. When insects are accidently raised on feed that is contaminated with toxins from co-harvested herbs, this may pose a health risk when used for human or ...
Patrick P.J. Mulder +5 more
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Plant Toxins: Poison or Therapeutic?
CHIMIA, 2020 Many plants that are classed as poisonous also have therapeutic uses, and this is illustrated using members of the Drimia and Digitalis genera which are sources of cardiac glycosides.
Catherine E. Housecroft
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How Plant Toxins Cause Early Larval Mortality in Herbivorous Insects: An Explanation by Modeling the Net Energy Curve [PDF]
ToxinsPlants store chemical defenses that act as toxins against herbivores, such as toxic isothiocyanates (ITCs) in Brassica plants, hydrolyzed from glucosinolate (GLS) precursors.
Suman Chakraborty, Stefan Schuster
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Inhibiting Microbial Toxins Using Plant-Derived Compounds and Plant Extracts
Medicines, 2015 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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The Interactions of Human Neutrophils with Shiga Toxins and Related Plant Toxins: Danger or Safety?
Toxins, 2012 Shiga toxins and ricin are well characterized similar toxins belonging to quite different biological kingdoms. Plant and bacteria have evolved the ability to produce these powerful toxins in parallel, while humans have evolved a defense system that ...
Maurizio Brigotti
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Open field study of some Zea mays hybrids, lipid compounds and fumonisins accumulation [PDF]
, 2015 Lipid molecules are increasingly recognized as signals exchanged by organisms interacting in pathogenic and/or symbiotic ways. Some classes of lipids actively determine the fate of the interactions.
Battilani, Paola +8 more
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Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 2017 Different kinds of food products, such as cereal products, herbal teas, and honey, can be contaminated with various toxic substances originating from plants and fungi. Recently, plant toxins have drawn attention of researchers, as these are substances that appear in certain plants that are widespread and hence food contamination may occur.
Krivohlavek, Adela, Ivešić, Martina
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