Biogenic toxins are fascinating natural products characterized by an enormous diversity of chemical structures and pharmacological activities. They not only pose hazards to humans and animals, but they are important components in the interplay of substances and living beings in nature and, moreover, important sources for new drugs.

Numerous images of plants and chemical structural formulas complete the book, as well as extensive references for further reading.

The multivolume reference is an essential resource for physicians, veterinarians, pharmacists, chemists, biochemists, food chemists and biologists, for students in the relevant fields, and maybe for interested laymen.

All aspects of natural toxins based on the latest scientific knowledge are included:

All aspects of the toxicology of all living organisms and natural foods, chemistry, action mechanisms, symptoms of intoxications.
The only book arranged on a strictly scientific base according to the biogenetic origin and chemical structure.

**Natural Poisons and Venoms in 5 Volumes:

Volume 1: Plant Toxins: Terpenes and Steroids 2023, ISBN 978-3-11-072472-1

Volume 2: Plant Toxins: Polyketides, Phenylpropanoids and Further Compounds 2024, ISBN 978-3-11-072851-4

Volume 3: Plant Toxins: Alkaloids and Lectins 2025, ISBN 978-3-11-112740-8

Volume 5: Fungal and Microbial Toxins 2025, ISBN 978-3-11-072856-9

Auteur

Prof. Dr. Jan-Peter Hildebrandt is Full Professor of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry at the University of Greifswald since 1999. He obtained his Ph.D. in Zoology from the Free University Berlin. His research interests include animal physiology, ecophysiology, cell physiology, and toxicology. After his postdoctoral period and his habilitation (1995) he received the prestigious Heisenberg fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG) to pursue his research on signal transduction in animal cells. From 2002 to 2006 he was the dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Greifswald. He was a member of the Review Board Zoology of the German Research Foundation from 2008 to 2016. Dr. Hildebrandt has published many original research articles in international, peer-reviewed journals. He is the lead author of the last two editions of a standard text book on animal physiology ( Penzlin ) published by Springer Spektrum.