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The Biological Properties of Bacterial Toxins [PDF]
Knowledge of the biological properties of bacterial toxins is constantly being updated. Over the past two decades, the research interest has shifted from natural toxins to their genetically modified derivatives.
M. V. Supotnitskiy
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Friends or Foes? Emerging Impacts of Biological Toxins [PDF]
Toxins are substances produced from biological sources (e.g., animal, plants, microorganisms) that have deleterious effects on a living organism. Despite the obvious health concerns of being exposed to toxins, they are having substantial positive impacts in a number of industrial sectors.
Clark, Graeme C. +6 more
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BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS TOXINS
Aim. Study of effect of heat-labile (HLT) and thermostable (HST) lethal toxins of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis on the development of embryos of sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius, processes of biosynthesis of nucleic acids and protein in embryo ...
N. A. Terentieva +3 more
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Brown Spider (Loxosceles) Venom Toxins as Potential Biotools for the Development of Novel Therapeutics [PDF]
Brown spider envenomation results in dermonecrosis with gravitational spreading characterized by a marked inflammatory reaction and with lower prevalence of systemic manifestations such as renal failure and hematological disturbances. Several toxins make
Daniele Chaves-Moreira +11 more
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Biological Toxins and Bioterrorism
Abrin and Immunoneutralization: A Review -- Abrin: A Review -- Aflatoxins -- Aptamers as Antidotes against Toxins -- Artificial Resistance using Antitoxins and Anti-venoms -- Basic Chemistry of Toxins Relevant to Vaccine, Diagnostics, and Countermeasures -- Bioactive Peptides Against Bioterror Agents -- Biological Toxin Detection: A Review -- Biology ...
Georgieva, Marieta +1 more
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Hosts and Heterologous Expression Strategies of Recombinant Toxins for Therapeutic Purposes [PDF]
The production of therapeutic recombinant toxins requires careful host cell selection. Bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cells are common choices, but no universal solution exists.
Luana di Leandro +3 more
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The Interactions of Human Neutrophils with Shiga Toxins and Related Plant Toxins: Danger or Safety? [PDF]
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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Differentiation, Quantification and Identification of Abrin and Abrus precatorius Agglutinin
Abrin, the toxic lectin from the rosary pea plant Abrus precatorius, has gained considerable interest in the recent past due to its potential malevolent use.
Sylvia Worbs +9 more
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Serological assays measuring antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are key to describe the epidemiology, pathobiology or induction of immunity after infection or vaccination.
Daniel Stern +30 more
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Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) regularly causes food poisoning and antibiotic-associated diarrhea; therefore, reliable toxin detection is crucial.
Thea Neumann +15 more
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