plant toxins
Plant toxins are poisonous substances produced by plants, typically as defense mechanisms against herbivores, insects, or pathogens.
These compounds range from mildly irritating to deadly: Ricin, extracted from castor beans, is among the most potent plant toxins known.
Many pharmaceuticals derive from plant toxins used in controlled doses—digitalis from foxglove, atropine from belladonna.
The category includes alkaloids, glycosides, and various other chemical compounds.
- oxalatesSalts of dicarboxylic acid
- glycosidesSugar-linked chemical compounds
- bitter almondCyanide-containing stone fruit seed
- cherry pitsSeeds inside drupes
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
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- Plant Toxinsricin, oleander, foxglove, deadly nightshade, nightshade
- poisoningarsenic poisoning, cyanide poisoning, food poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, lead poisoning
- toxinsendotoxin, exotoxin, biotoxins, endotoxins, cytotoxin
- toxicologytoxicology, poison, venom, toxicity, poisons
- toxic hazardstoxic exposure, asbestos, arsenic, neurotoxins, benzene
- phytochemistryphytochemicals, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, glycosides
plant toxinsphytonutrients
Bioactive plant-derived compounds
medicinal herbs · healing plants · healing herbs · nutraceuticals · adaptogens
plant toxinsbacterial toxins
Poisonous microbial secretions
mycotoxins · snake venom · insect venom · spider venom · industrial toxins
plant toxinsplant nutrients
Substances enabling vegetation growth
vitamins · plant-based nutrition · edible plants · food crops · essential amino acids