Molecular Aspects of Botulinum Neurotoxin - Foster, Keith A.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014)
Overview and history of botulinum neurotoxin research and exploitation -- Pharmacology of botulinum neurotoxins -- Absorption and transport of botulinum neurotoxins -- The botulinum neurotoxin complex and the role of ancillary proteins -- Neurotoxin structure -- The dual receptor recognition of botulinum neurotoxins -- Translocation, entry into the cell -- Protease activity of the botulinum neurotoxins -- Molecular basis for persistence of botulinum neurotoxins -- Clostridium botulinum genomes and genetic diversity -- Botulinum neurotoxin risks and detection in environment, agriculture and food chains -- Botulism as a disease of humans -- Prevention and treatment of botulism.
Keywords: Molecular biology; Pharmacology; Medicine; Neurology .; Molecular Medicine; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Biomedicine, general; Neurology