Identification and Functional Characterization of Plant Toxins

Zbigniew Adamski; Sabino Aurelio Bufo; Luigi Milella; Laura Scrano

doi:10.3390/toxins13030228

Identification and Functional Characterization of Plant Toxins

Toxins (Basel). 2021 Mar 22;13(3):228. doi: 10.3390/toxins13030228.

Authors

Zbigniew Adamski^{1

2}, Sabino Aurelio Bufo^{3

4}, Luigi Milella³, Laura Scrano⁵

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Electron and Confocal Microscopy, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
² Department of Animal Physiology and Development, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
³ Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy.
⁴ Department of Geography, Environmental Management & Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, Johannesburg 2092, South Africa.
⁵ Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures, University of Basilicata, Via Lanera 20, 75100 Matera, Italy.

Abstract

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 [...].

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Plant Extracts / toxicity
Plants, Toxic / metabolism*
Plants, Toxic / toxicity
Toxins, Biological / isolation & purification
Toxins, Biological / pharmacology*
Toxins, Biological / toxicity

Substances

Plant Extracts
Toxins, Biological