0 a poisonous substance, especially one produced by bacteria, that causes disease
1 a poisonous substance, esp. one that is produced by bacteria and causes disease
A poison that exists naturally in an insect or animal, and which is often introduced into the victim by biting or stinging, is known as a venom, while one in a plant is generally known as a toxin.
Plant toxins range from those that simply bother the skin to those that cause pain or death when eaten.
Until the advance of the science of chemistry in the 19th century, most poisons used by humans were either venoms or toxins.
This research into the production of the toxin pursued two directions.
Lysogenic conversion by filamentous phage encoding cholera toxin.
Lysogenic conversion by a filamentous phage encoding cholera toxin.
Reactions are less severe in wounds to the extremities, such as the ankle and foot, which suggests the toxins moved slowly through the bloodstream.
The serine protease inhibitor canonical loop conformation : examples found in extracellular hydrolases, toxins, cytokines and viral proteins.
