diphthamide

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diphthamide

an amino acid residue formed by post-translational modification of histidine. There is ADP-ribosylation of elongation factor 2 (EF2) protein; the mode of action of diphtheria toxin whereby translation of mRNA is blocked.

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No references found			In contrast to bacterial EF2, eEF2 and EF2 from archaea contain a unique and strictly conserved posttranslationally modified histidine referred to as diphthamide (9). Quantification of diphtheria toxin-mediated ADP-ribosylation in a ... by Bachran, Christopher; Sutherland, Mark; Bachran, Diana; Fuchs, Hendrik / Clinical Chemistry			diphemanil diphenadione diphenamid diphenhydramine diphenhydramine HCl diphenhydrAMINE hydrochloride diphenidol diphenoxylate diphenoxylate HCl with atropine sulfate diphenoxylate hydrochloride diphenoxylate hydrochloride and atropine sulfate diphenyl diphenylamine diphenylamine chlorarsine diphenylbutylpiperidine diphenylhydantoin diphenylthiocarbazone diphenytoin diphonia diphosgene diphosphate diphosphatidylglycerol diphosphonate diphosphopyridine nucleotide diphosphoric acid diphthamide diphtheria diphtheria and tetanus toxoids diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine diphtheria antitoxin diphtheria toxin diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and pertussis vaccine Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis diphtherial cough diphtheritic diphtheritic croup diphtheritic laryngitis diphtheritic membrane diphtheritic pharyngitis diphtheritic sore throat diphtheritic stomatitis diphtheroid diphthongia diphydont diphyllobothriasis Diphyllobothrium Diphyllobothrium Latum diphyodont diphyodonty dipivefrin dipivefrin HCl			diphenytoin Diphilus Diphone synthesis diphonia Diphorone Pentaperoxide diphosgene diphosgene diphosgene diphosphate diphosphate diphosphate Diphosphatidyl glycerol Diphosphatidyl glycerol diphosphatidylglycerol Diphosphoglycerate diphosphoglyceric acid diphosphoglyceric acid diphosphonate diphosphonate diphosphopyridine nucleotide diphosphopyridine nucleotide diphosphoric acid Diphosphorus pentoxide Diphosphorus pentoxide Diphosponate Diphosponate Diphteria Diphteria Diphteria Diphtérie, Tétanos, Coqueluche diphthamide Diphtheira Diphtheira Diphtheira diphtheria diphtheria diphtheria Diphtheria & Tetanus Toxoids & Acellular Pertussis diphtheria and tetanus toxoids diphtheria and tetanus toxoids diphtheria and tetanus toxoids diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine diphtheria antitoxin diphtheria antitoxin diphtheria antitoxin diphtheria antitoxin Diphtheria toxin Diphtheria toxin Diphtheria toxin Diphtheria toxin Diphtheria Toxin A Chain diphtheria toxin for Schick test diphtheria toxin for Schick test diphtheria toxin for Schick test diphtheria toxin for Schick test Diphtheria Toxin Fragment A diphtheria toxoid diphtheria toxoid diphtheria toxoid

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