Proteins, such as snake venoms, can be poisons {toxin}|. Bacteria make diphtheria toxin. Cobra venom and banded kait venom bind to acetylcholine receptor. Tetanus toxin and black-widow-spider toxin affect acetylcholine vesicle release. Tetanus toxin prevents glycine release. Benzodiazepines, phencyclidine, and strychnine are toxins. Poisons can stay inside cells {endotoxin} or secrete to outside {exotoxin}. LAL chemical, from horseshoe crab blood, tests for endotoxins in drugs and implants.
Botulinus toxin {botulism}| affects acetylcholine vesicle release.
5-Chemistry-Biochemistry-Protein-Kinds
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