Handbook of Plant and Animal Toxins in Food: Occurrence, Toxicity, and Prevention

ISBN-13: 9781032013954 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 450 str.

Nayik, Gulzar Ahmad

Opis

Commencing with a brief introduction of food toxins, this book will be designed in such a way that the readers will be introduced to toxicity, safety, occurrence of each toxin selected.

Spis treści

An overview on Food Toxins. Phytates. Tannins. Solanine & chaconine. Oxalates. Goitrogens. Gossypol. Erucic Acid. Saponins. Cynogenic Glycoside. Phytohaemagglutinin. Enzymatic inhibitors (Protease inhibitors, Amylase inhibitors, Cholinesterase inhibitors). Glycyrrhizic Acid. BOAA: A neurotoxin. Toxic Amino Acids & Fatty Acids. Paralytic Shellfish Toxins. Maitotoxin: The Marine Toxin. Palytoxin. Gonyautoxin. Dendrotoxin. Batrachotoxin. Conotoxin. Toxins in Sea Anemone. Biogenic Amines. Emerging food toxins and contaminants.