Paul Saladino· MD
plants evolve to produce non-toxic pro drugs which become toxic only after ingestion by animals through metabolization by enzymes such as cyp450
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
plants evolve to produce non-toxic pro drugs which become toxic only after ingestion by animals through metabolization by enzymes such as cyp450
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As a Next Step In The evolutionary competition between plants and animals plants evolve to produce non-toxic pro-drugs which then become toxic only after ingestion by animals through metabolization by enzymes such as cyp 450
As a result of this selective pressure animals developed a special enzymes EG the cytochrome p450 mono-oxygenasis also known as the cyp 450 system that metabolizes antibiotic chemicals