Poisonous Plants and Related Toxins

Download or read book Poisonous Plants and Related Toxins written by Thomas Acamovic and published by CABI. This book was released on 2004 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents refereed and edited papers from the 6th International Symposium on Poisonous Plants, held in Scotland in August 2001. It covers a range of topics from plant biochemistry to toxic effects in animals (particularly grazing farmed animals) and humans. The contents include the evolution of antinutrients and toxins in plants, biomedical applications of toxins in plants, isolation, identification and effects of plant and fungal toxins and the effect of plant toxins on aversion to plants in animal diets.