title: [Toxins as a biological weapon].
abstract: The criteria for recognizing a chemical compound for the toxin are vague and gave it the possibility of inclusion in this group a number of biological agents. Toxins list is extensive, but the interest is focused on bacterial toxins, poisons derived from snake venoms, algae and plant proteins, and small molecules. Particular attention is focused on the so-called "sea" toxins, which include tetrodotoxin, brevetoxin and saxitoxin. This indicates the search for a new hitherto unknown potential bioterrorist threats.
authors.affiliation: Military Medical Institute in Warsaw, Poland, Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Allergology, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defense.
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Płusa
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000633:toxicity; D054045:Biological Warfare Agents; D006801:Humans; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000633:toxicity; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000633:toxicity*; D054852:Small Molecule Libraries / Q000633:toxicity; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D054045:Biological Warfare Agents; D008387:Marine Toxins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D054852:Small Molecule Libraries; D014118:Toxins, Biological
keywords: bioterrorism; toxins