Ebook: Peptides of Poisonous Amanita Mushrooms
- Tags: Microbiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Plant Sciences
- Series: Springer Series in Molecular Biology
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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During the past few decades we have witnessed an era of remarkable growth in the field of molecular biology. In 1950 very little was known ofthe chemical constitution of biological systems, the manner in which information was transmitted from one organism to another, or the extent to which the chemical basis of life is unified. The picture today is dramatically different. We have an almost bewildering variety of information detailing many different aspects oflife at the molecular level. These great advances have brought with them some breath-taking insights into the molecular mechanisms used by nature for replicating, distributing and modifying biological information. We have learned a great deal about the chemical and physical nature of the macro molecular nucleic acids and proteins, and the manner in which carbohydrates, lipids and smaller molecules work together to provide the molecular setting of living systems. It might be said that these few decades have replaced a near vacuum of informa tion with a very large surplus. It is in the context of this flood of information that this series of monographs on molecular biology has been organized. The idea is to bring together in one place, between the covers of one book, a concise assessment of the state of the subject in a well-defined field. This will enable the reader to get a sense of historical perspective what is known about the field today - and a description of the frontiers of research where our knowledge is increasing steadily.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Mushrooms Causing Death in Rare Cases....Pages 3-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Toadstools Accumulating Amatoxins....Pages 10-12
Poisoning by Amatoxins....Pages 13-14
Two Centuries of Amanita Research....Pages 15-21
Recognition, Isolation, and Characterization of the Peptide Toxins....Pages 22-46
The Chemistry of the Amatoxins, Phallotoxins and Virotoxins....Pages 47-100
Molecular Pathology of the Amanita Peptides....Pages 101-180
Non-Toxic Peptides from Amanita phalloides ....Pages 181-206
Phallolysin....Pages 207-210
Retrospectives and Outlook....Pages 211-212
Back Matter....Pages 213-257
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Mushrooms Causing Death in Rare Cases....Pages 3-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Toadstools Accumulating Amatoxins....Pages 10-12
Poisoning by Amatoxins....Pages 13-14
Two Centuries of Amanita Research....Pages 15-21
Recognition, Isolation, and Characterization of the Peptide Toxins....Pages 22-46
The Chemistry of the Amatoxins, Phallotoxins and Virotoxins....Pages 47-100
Molecular Pathology of the Amanita Peptides....Pages 101-180
Non-Toxic Peptides from Amanita phalloides ....Pages 181-206
Phallolysin....Pages 207-210
Retrospectives and Outlook....Pages 211-212
Back Matter....Pages 213-257
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