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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2004  > October  >
In the Classroom
Naturally Occurring Fish Poisons from Plants
Jonathan G. Cannon, Robert A. Burton, Steven G. Wood, and Noel L. Owen
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
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October 2004
Vol. 81 No. 10
p. 1457
Abstract
Since prehistoric times, cultures throughout the world have used piscicidal (fish poisoning) plants for fishing. In recent times, scientists have identified many of the plant compounds responsible for killing the fish and have found that these compounds possess other important biological properties, such as insecticidal and anti-cancer activities. This article reviews some of the chemical research that has been performed on naturally occurring fish poisons, including plant sources, methods of use, toxicity, and mechanisms of action of piscicides.
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 Cannon, Jonathan G.; Burton, Robert A.; Wood, Steven G.; Owen, Noel L. J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 1457.
*  Keywords
 Drugs / Pharmaceuticals; Environmental Chemistry; Natural Products; Plant Chemistry
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Last Updated:		 August 31, 2004
September 3, 2004
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