Biotoxins

Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad is an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Hyderabad, India. With 35+ years of experience, Prof. Prasad made significant contributions to the field of plant-metal interactions, bioremediation and bioeconomy. He also published 200+ research articles in peer-reviewed journals, 120+ book chapters and edited 30+ books, including the recent Springer book Water in Circular Economy.Sarada Devi Tetali is a Professor of the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Hyderabad, India. With 40+ articles published in peer-reviewed journals, her main research contributions include the field of Photosynthesis, Algal Biotechnology and Molecular basis of phytomedicine for chronic inflammatory diseases.Catherine Bennetau-Pelissero is a Professor at the Department of Feed & Food, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, France. She holds a double PhD graduation in Maione Biology and Animal Physiology from the University of Bordeaux, France, and she made significant contributions to the fields of phytoestrogens and health. Among her 80+a articles and 15+ chapters, she also contributed to the Springer reference work on Bioactive Molecules in Food.

• Part 1 General insights on the chemistry and analysis of biotoxins.- Chapter 1 Chemistry of biotoxins and mode of action/antidotes.- Chapter 2 Biosensors for the detection of emerging toxins in fish.- Chapter 3 Nanomaterials, magnetic beads and microfluidics systems for detecting emerging biotoxins.- Part 2 Data on biotoxins from different sources Chapter 4 Bacterial toxins.- Chapter 5 Cyanotoxins.- Chapter 6 Phycotoxins.- Chapter 7 Phytotoxins – Terrestrial  plant sources.- Chapter 8 Phytotoxins - Aquatic plant sources.- Chapter 9 Insect toxins.- Chapter 10 Natural toxins in diverse food stuff and foodomics.- Chapter 11 Trace elements as toxins and tonics for human from edible and healing  plants.- Chapter 12 Toxic and antinutritional characters in traditional food plants.- Part 3 Biotoxins classified by their mode of action.- Chapter 13 Biotoxins and their conjugates for use in targeted medicinal applications with focus on eye diseases.- Chapter 14 Neurotoxins of natural origin.- Chapter 15 Toxic effects of estrogenic biomolecules and recommendations.- Part 4 New applications of biotoxins.-  Chapter 16 Harnessing Nature’s Weapons: Biotechnological Marvels and Therapeutic Treasures of Biotoxins.- Chapter 17 Military potential of  biological toxins.- Chapter 18 Microbial Biotoxins in Biotechnological Applications for Plant Disease and Pest Management.- Chapter 19 Biocative metabolites produced by microorganisms and plants with potential application in agriculture and/or medicine.- Chapter 20 Toxins of pharmacological importance.- Chapter 21 Saxitoxin from saxitoxin compounds- An omics understanding with future ocular applications.- Chapter 22 Cytotoxicity and medicinal applications of plant lectins.