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Advances in Ricin and Shiga Toxin Inhibitors

edited by

Nilgun E. Tumer

and Jacques Y. Roberge

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 805 | Submission Open

Keywords: ricin; Shiga toxin; E. coli; ribosome inactivating protein; inhibitor development; small molecule; peptide; antibody; assay development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Novel Technologies for the Detection and Identification of Natural Toxins

edited by

Rui Xiao

and

Wenwen Xin

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6624 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxins; identification; biosensors; POCT; detection

Transcriptomic and Proteomic Study on Animal Venom: Looking Forward

edited by Paulo Lee Ho

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 29441 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcriptome; proteome; venom composition; toxin(s)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Advances in Mycotoxin Determination: From Risk Assessment to Global Management Strategies

edited by

Maykel Hernández-Mesa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11086 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; food analysis; exposure assessment; risk assessment; risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Toxicity Assessment, Rapid Detection and Control of Foodborne Mycotoxins: Advances and Prospects

edited by

Liang Ma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9597 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; toxic effect; rapid detection; detoxification; contamination control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Venoms of Aquatic Organisms: Biochemistry, Evolution, and Future Perspectives

edited by

Richard J. Harris

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4722 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine; freshwater; venom evolution; venom ecology; venom biochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Botulinum Toxin in Spasticity Management—from Established Practices to Emerging Frontiers

edited by

Stefania Spina

and Salvatore Facciorusso

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3801 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; spasticity; efficacy; artificial intelligence; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Toxic Plant-Derived Metabolites

edited by

Zbigniew Adamski

Laura Scrano

and

Karolina Walkowiak-Nowicka

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3165 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolites; secondary metabolites; alkaloids; terpenoids; glucosinolates; phenolic compound tannins; natural pesticides; cytotoxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Mycotoxins—Biomonitoring and Exposure

edited by

András Szabó

and

Omeralfaroug Ali

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2102 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin contamination; toxicology; biomarkers; risk assessment; control strategies; food safety; one-health approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Advances in Detection and Removal of Mycotoxins in Food

edited by Xiaoyang Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; mycotoxins; determination; detoxification; biotechnology; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Advances in Bacillus thuringiensis Applications: Beyond Biocidal Activity

edited by Lili Geng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis; toxin; insecticidal activity; biologically active compounds; new function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Advances in Algal Toxins: Honoring Professor Michael Quilliam on His 75th Birthday

edited by

Ana Gago-Martínez

and

Andrew Turner

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine and freshwater toxins; detection methods; validation; novel toxin analogues; reference materials; harmful algae; trophic interactions and health impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Biomonitoring of Mycotoxins the Silent Invaders, Their Subtle Assault on Human and Animal Health

edited by

Cristina Juan García

and

Ana Juan-García

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9082 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; biomonitoring; blood; cells; biotransformation; in vitro; in vivo; mass spectrometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Botulinum Toxin: Advancing Treatments for Spasticity

edited by

Sheng Li

Ping Zhou

and Rajiv Reebye

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; spasticity; spastic muscles; electromyography (EMG); ultrasound; neurorehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Application of Botulinum Neurotoxin in Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunctions: Where Are We Now? II

edited by

Hann-Chorng Kuo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22358 | Submission Open

Keywords: overactive bladder; interstitial cystitis; neurogenic detrusor overactivity; voiding dysfunction; lower urinary tract symptoms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Snake Bite and Related Injury

edited by

Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16981 | Submission Open

Keywords: snakebite; front-fanged snakes; Viperidae; Elapidae; Atractaspidae; non-front fanged; NFFC; epidemiology; veterinary toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Harmful Algae in a Changing World: Where Did We Come from and Where Are We Going?

edited by

Katia Comte

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12530 | Submission Open

Keywords: HABs; freshwater and marine algae; trophic interactions; toxins; emerging pollutants; climatic changes; eutrophication; remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Unlocking the Deep Secrets of Toxins

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9737 | Submission Open

Keywords: algal toxin; animal toxin; anti-toxin; anti-venom; bacterial toxin; contaminant; drug design; envenomation; environment; evolution; food chain; fungal toxin; genomics; health; ion channel; marine toxin; mechanism of action; plant toxin; production; proteomics; receptor; therapeutics; toxin engineering; toxinomics; toxin producer; structure-function relationship; screening; tool; trophic network; venom; venomics

Analytical Novelties and Challenges for the Detection of Natural Toxins

edited by

Teresa D’Amore

and

Sofia Agriopoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9013 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical methods; detection and quantification; food & feed safety; risk assessment; surveillance; natural toxins; emerging toxins; mycotoxins; biotoxins; phytotoxins; immunoassays; mass spectrometry; chromatography; biosensors; green analytical chemistry

Biochemistry, Pathology and Applications of Venoms

edited by

Sakthivel Vaiyapuri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7251 | Submission Open

Keywords: venom; snakes; venomous invertebrates; venom toxins; clinical applications of venoms and toxins; biochemical composition of venoms; pathology of venoms; envenomation effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Botulinum Toxins: Beyond the SNAP-25 Cleavage and New Insights on Pain Relief Mechanisms

edited by

Christine Rasetti-Escargueil

and Stefano Palea

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6138 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; SNAP-25; recombinant BoNTs; acute pain; chronic pain; visceral pain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Toxins from Venoms and Poisons

edited by

Horacio Heras

Matias Leonel Giglio

and

Marcos Sebastián Dreon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3679 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal toxins; chemical defense; chemical attack

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Potential Risks and Analytical Challenges of Mycotoxins in Food and Feed

edited by

Anindya Chanda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3006 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; food safety; feed safety; fungal contamination; risk assessment; analytical methods; mitigation strategies; regulatory frameworks; interdisciplinary research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Mycotoxins in Food Chain: Occurrence, Analysis and Risk Management

edited by

Marta Herrera

and Yamina Ben Miri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2359 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; risk assessment; food safety; occurrence; contamination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Detection, Biosynthesis and Control of Mycotoxins (4th Edition)

edited by

Shihua Wang

Yang Liu

and

Qi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1717 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; mycotoxins; identification; detection; biosynthesis pathway; regulation; mycotoxin degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Foodborne Toxigenic Organisms: A Tribute to Professor Hannu Korkeala

edited by Yagmur Derman and

Fabrizio Anniballi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1606 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne toxigenic organisms; foodborne pathogens; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Peptide Toxins—Discovery, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Potential

edited by Mingqiang Rong and

Cheng Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1094 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide toxins; action mechanisms; pharmacological tool; drug candidates

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Comprehensive Venom Analysis: Pioneering Research Integrating Multi-Omics Technologies

edited by

Jacob Galan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: exposomics; venomics; proteomics; transcriptomics; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Diversity, Function, Biological Activity, Detoxification, Contamination, Biosynthesis and Metabolic Regulation of Mycotoxins

edited by

Ligang Zhou

and

Zhenhong Zhuang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; biological activity; biological function; biosynthesis; metabolic regulation; contamination; diversity; detoxification; phytotoxin; pathogenicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Recent Advances and Future Perspectives on Genotoxicity of Toxins

edited by

Michael Fasullo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; aristolochic acid; psoralens; genome profiling; transcriptomics

Mycotoxin Contamination in Animal Nutrition and Its Mitigation Strategies

edited by Enkai Li and Hang Lu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2274 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; gut health; mitigation; environment; growth performance; immunology; toxicology; microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Mitigation and Detoxification Strategies of Mycotoxins: 2nd Edition

edited by

Lidia Radko

and

Marta Mendel

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; interaction; detoxification; risk assessment; food/feed safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Prospective Studies on Harmful Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins

edited by

Ekaterina Chernova

and

Sophia Barinova

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17252 | Submission Open

Keywords: harmful cyanobacteria; emerging cyanotoxins; cyanotoxin analysis; monitoring; ecosystem approach; bloom mitigation; transformation products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Botulinum Toxin in Neuro-Rehabilitation: Expanding Horizons in Spasticity and Beyond

edited by

Stefano Tamburin

Alessandro Picelli

and Mirko Filippetti

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14216 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; neurology; neurorehabilitation; Parkinson’ s disease; rehabilitation; dystonia; movement disorders; pain; stroke; spasticity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Biological and Pharmacological Properties of Botulinum Neurotoxins

edited by Zoltan Mari

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5205 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxins; biochemical and physical properties; clinical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Neurotoxicity and Health Risks of Freshwater and Marine Toxin Exposure

edited by

Remedios Guzmán-Guillén

and

Leticia Diez-Quijada Jiménez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2518 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurotoxicity; freshwater toxins; marine toxins; anatoxins; saxitoxins; BMAA; cylindrospermopsin; domoic acid; risk assessment; analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Mycotoxins in Food Safety: Challenges and Biocontrol Strategies

edited by

Sofía Noemí Chulze

and

María Silvina Alaniz Zanon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2445 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; climate change; One Health; mycotoxins; toxigenic fungi; changes in biodiversity; risk maps of mycotoxin accumulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Exploration of Toxins from Marine Organisms

edited by

Pedro M. Costa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine toxins; bioactives; drug discovery; toxicology; bioprospecting; blue biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Metabolism and Toxicology of Mycotoxins and Their Masked Forms: 2nd Edition

edited by

Qiugang Ma

Zhihong Liang

and

Ru Jia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: masked mycotoxins; metabolic transformation mechanism; toxicology; interactive effects; oxidative stress; DNA damage; cell apoptosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Mycotoxin Exposure in Humans and the Environment: An Integrated Approach

edited by

Liliana J.G. Silva

André Pereira

and

Angelina Pena

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; occurrence; human and environmental risk assessment; toxicology and ecotoxicology; bioaccessibility and bioavailability; reduction strategies; novel methodologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Chemical Ecological Interactions and Bioactivity Mechanisms of Marine Biotoxins and Venoms

edited by

Allan Cembella

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biotoxins; chemical ecology; toxin biosynthesis; gene regulation; species interactions; bioaccumulation; pharmacological potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Fate of Regulated, Masked, Emerging Mycotoxins and Secondary Fungal Metabolites in Foods

edited by

Marta Leite

Andreia Freitas

and

Fernando Ramos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; masked mycotoxins; emerging mycotoxins; fungal metabolites; analytical methods; toxicology; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Multi Methods for Detecting Natural Toxins

edited by Svetlana V. Malysheva

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 26705 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal toxins; plant toxins; bacterial toxins; marine and freshwater toxins; method development; analysis; multi-toxin methods; validation

Plant Toxin Emergency

edited by

Andrea Bolognesi

and

Massimo Bortolotti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14630 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant toxins; secondary metabolites; alkaloids; ribosome-inactivating proteins; toxic lectins; biological activity; toxicity mechanisms; clinical features of intoxication; bioterrorism; toxin detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Pore-Forming Toxins: From Structure to Function

edited by

Peter A. Keyel

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5208 | Submission Open

Keywords: pore-forming toxin; cell signaling; hemolysin; host-pathogen interaction; cell death; cholesterol-dependent cytolysin; plasma membrane; toxin evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

The Evolving Role of Botulinum Toxin in Clinical Therapeutics

edited by

Barbara Karp

and Zoltan Mari

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4867 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; therapeutics; dystonia; spasticity; aesthetics; pain; migraine; headache; achalasia; sphincter dysfunction; strabismus; hyperhidrosis; hemifacial spasm; tics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Adverse Effects of Co-Contaminated Mycotoxins and Strategies for Their Mitigation

edited by

Wence Wang

and

Mengmeng Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4821 | Submission Open

Keywords: co-contaminated mycotoxins; mechanisms of toxicity; mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Alleviation of Mycotoxin-Induced Toxicity

edited by

Haifei Wang

and

Lvhui Sun

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3561 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; plant extracts; small molecules; molecular targets; toxicity alleviation; molecular toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Antibodies for Innovative Studies of Bacterial Toxins

edited by Roxane Maria Fontes Piazza and María M. Amaral

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3511 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial toxins; mechanism of action; antibodies; neutralization; detection; diagnosis; in vivo and in vitro models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

New Insights in Uremic Toxins and Toxin-Related Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease

edited by

Griet Glorieux

Evelien Snauwaert

and

Raymond Vanholder

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1675 | Submission Open

Keywords: uremic toxins; metabolome; nutrition; diet; dialysis; sex-related; inflammation; aryl hydrocarbon receptor; post-translational modifications; human; veterinary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)

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