Natural Poisons and Venoms: Plant Toxins: Terpenes and Steroids
Eberhard Teuscher, Ulrike Lindequist
After an introduction on toxins and toxicology, the book is arranged according to biogenetic origin and chemistry of the poisonous and venomous compounds. Each chapter describes the biology of toxin producing organisms, chemistry, pharmacological activity and mode of action of the poisonous compounds, risks and symptoms of intoxications and treatment. It shows the great potential of toxins as drugs and for drug development.
Jahr:
2023
Verlag:
de Gruyter
Sprache:
english
Seiten:
350
ISBN 10:
3110724731
ISBN 13:
9783110724738
Datei:
EPUB, 14.93 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2023