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Keywords: toxins of high molecular weight, phytohaemagglutinins (lectins), enzyme inhibitors, protease inhibitors, amylase inhibitors, polysaccharides, toxins of low molecular weight, cyanogens, cyanogenic glycosides, cyanogenic lipids, saponins, aescin, alkaloids, nicotine, unusual amino acids, miscellaneous toxins, sinigrin, glucosinolate, the possible ecological significance of seed toxins