Military potential of biological toxins

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00179906%3A_____%2F14%3A10271979" target="_blank" >RIV/00179906:_____/14:10271979 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60162694:G44__/14:43875067 RIV/62690094:18470/14:50002314

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jab.2014.02.005" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jab.2014.02.005</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jab.2014.02.005" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jab.2014.02.005</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Military potential of biological toxins

Original language description

Toxins are produced by bacteria, plants and animals for defense or for predation. Most of the toxins specifically affect the mammalian nervous system by interfering with the transmission of nerve impulses, and such toxins have the potential for misuse bythe military or terrorist organizations. This review discusses the origin, structure, toxicity and symptoms, transmission, mechanism(s) of action, symptomatic treatment of the most important toxins and venoms derived from fungi, plants, marine animals,and microorganisms, along with their potential for use in bioweapons and/or biocrime. Fungal trichothecenes and aflatoxins are potent inhibitors of protein synthesis in most eukaryotes and have been used as biological warfare agents. Ricin and abrin areplant-derived toxins that prevent the elongation of polypeptide chains. Saxitoxin, anatoxin, and tetrodotoxin are marine-derived toxins that bind to sodium channels in nerve and muscle tissue and cause muscle paralysis. Most bacterial tox

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FR - Pharmacology and apothecary chemistry

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Applied Biomedicine

ISSN

1214-021X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

63-77

UT code for WoS article

000334441900002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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