cytotoxin

  • 11cytotoxin — cy•to•tox•in [[t]ˌsaɪ təˈtɒk sɪn[/t]] n. imu pha a substance that has a toxic effect on certain cells • Etymology: 1900–05 cy to•tox′ic, adj. cy to•tox•ic′i•ty tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti n …

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  • 12cytotoxin — noun any substance that has a toxic effect on cells • Derivationally related forms: ↑cytotoxic • Hypernyms: ↑toxin • Hyponyms: ↑enterotoxin …

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  • 13interleukin-4 PE38KDEL cytotoxin — A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is made by combining interleukin 4 with a bacterial toxin. Interleukin 4 PE38KDEL cytotoxin is a type of recombinant chimeric protein. Also called NBI 3001 and interleukin 4 PE38KDEL… …

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  • 14Clostridium difficile toxin B — cytotoxin Structure of C. difficile glucosyl transferase Toxin B showing UDP and glusose from PDB entry 2BVM [1] Identifiers …

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  • 15Clostridium difficile — C. difficile colonies on a blood agar plate …

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  • 16Microbial toxins — are toxins produced by microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi. Microbial toxins are important virulence determinants responsible for microbial pathogenicity and/or evasion of the host immune response. Some bacterial toxins, such as …

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  • 17Bordetella — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Bordetella image width = 240px image caption = Flagellated B. bronchiseptica regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Beta Proteobacteria ordo = Burkholderiales familia = Alcaligenaceae genus =… …

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  • 18Clostridium difficile toxin A — is a toxin generated by Clostridium difficile.[1] It is similar to Clostridium difficile Toxin B. It is usually described as a enterotoxin,[2] but it also has some activity as a cytotoxin.[3] References …

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  • 19Snake toxins — Pfam box Symbol = Toxin 1 Name = Snake toxin width = caption = Pfam= PF00087 InterPro= IPR003571 SMART= PROSITE = PDOC00245 SCOP = 2ctx TCDB = OPM family= 55 OPM protein= 1txa PDB=PDB3|1ntx :1 60 PDB3|2era :22 83 PDB3|3eraB:22 83PDB3|1qke :22 83… …

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  • 20anticytotoxin — A specific antibody that inhibits or destroys the activity of a cytotoxin. * * * an·ti·cy·to·tox·in (an″te ) (an″ti siґto tok″sin) a substance that opposes the action of a cytotoxin …

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