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Concept information

Término preferido

verotoxins

Tipo

  • Chemical

Definición

  • Information A class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA with peptide elongation factors. They include Shiga toxin which is produced by Shigella dysenteriae and a variety of shiga-like toxins that are produced by pathologic strains of Escherichia coli such as Escherichia coli O157.

Concepto genérico

Conceptos específicos

Sinónimos

  • vero cytotoxins
  • verocytotoxins
  • vero toxins

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/15205

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