Guidebook to Protein Toxins and Their Use in Cell Biology |
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| Editor:
| Rappuoli, Rino
Montecucco, Cesare |
| Series title: | The Guidebook Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-859954-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $167.23 |
Book Description:
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Many bacteria, animals, and plants produce toxins that can prove lethal to other organisms. Toxins are a form of "biological warfare" that helps their producer to survive and so confer an evolutionary advantage. They display an extraordinary range of complexity, from the formic acid provided by ants to bacterial proteins composed of thousands of amino acids. This Guidebook catalogues protein and peptide toxins, and will be of great interest to the cellbiologist.
Many bacteria, animals, and plants produce toxins that can prove lethal to other organisms. Toxins are a form of "biological warfare" that helps their producer to survive and so confer an evolutionary advantage. They display an extraordinary range of complexity, from the formic acid provided by ants to bacterial proteins composed of thousands of amino acids. This Guidebook catalogues protein and peptide toxins, and will be of great interest to the cellbiologist.