protein toxin
111Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
112Microbial 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 …
113Staphylococcus aureus — Scanning electron micrograph of S. aureus, 20,000 times enlargement, false color added Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria …
114Maurotoxin — The protein NMR structure of maurotoxin, illustrating the fluctuations in the protein s native state in solution. The protein backbone is shown in red, the alpha carbons of the eight cysteine residues in green, and the disulfide bridges in yellow …
115Pore forming toxins — (PFTs) are protein toxins, typically, (but not exclusively) produced by bacteria, such as C.perfringens and S.aureus . They are frequently cytotoxic (i.e., they kill cells) as they create unregulated pores in the membrane of targeted cells.Types… …
116drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… …
117Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… …
118immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… …
119test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …
120Cholesterol-dependent cytolysin — Cholesterol Dependent Cytolysins (CDC) are a family of β barrel pore forming exotoxins that are secreted by Gram positive bacteria. CDC are secreted as water soluble monomers of 50 70 kDa, that once bound to the target cell, will form a circular… …
