toxin

a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon

a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals

any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells

any substance that has a toxic effect on cells

a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die

a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium

any toxin that affects the liver

any toxin that affects the kidneys

any toxin that affects neural tissues

any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin

any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis

a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae

a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria

an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide

an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant

a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica

poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium

a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans

a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin

potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon

a cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa

a toxin produced by a fungus

toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)

a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog

a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish

a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles