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Natural Toxins 2 - Structure, Mechanism of Action, and Detection (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
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Natural Toxins 2 - Structure, Mechanism of Action, and Detection (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 391
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From beach encounters, aquaculture perils, and processed-food
poisoning to snake bites and biological warfare, natural toxins
seem never to be far from the public's sight. A better
understanding of toxins in terms of their origin, structure,
structure-function relation ships, mechanism of action, and
detection and diagnosis is of utmost importance to human and animal
food safety, nutrition, and health. In addition, it is now clear
that many of the toxins can be used as scientific tools to explore
the molecular mechanism of several biological processes, be it a
mechanism involved in the function of membrane channels,
exocytosis, or cytotoxicity. Several of the natural toxins have
also been approved as therapeutic drugs, which has made them of
interest to several pharmaceutical companies. For example,
botulinum neurotoxins, which have been used in studies in the field
of neurobiology, have also been used directly as therapeutic drugs
against several neuromus cular diseases, such as strabismus and
blepherospasm. Toxins in combination with modem biotechnological
approaches are also being investigated for their potential use
against certain deadly medical problems. For example, a combination
of plant toxin ricin and antibodies is being developed for the
treatment of tumors. The great potential of natural toxins has
attracted scientists of varying backgrounds-pure chemists to cancer
biologists-to the study of fundamental aspects of the actions of
these toxins."
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