prototoxin

prototoxin

An obsolete term for a postulated toxin of bacterial origin that is particularly lethal and has a high affinity for a corresponding antitoxin.
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Production and purification of epsilon prototoxin produced by Clostridium perfringens type D.
Standardization of the titration of the epsilon toxin of Clostridium perfringens type D in cell line as an alternative to animal bioassay/Padronizacao da titulacao da toxina epsilon de Clostridium perfringens tipo D em linhagem continua de celulas como alternativa ao bioensaio animal
(2002), this molecular weight corresponds to the epsilon prototoxin, produced by C.
The activation of the prototoxin seems to produce several isoforms with a range of specific activities between that of the prototoxin and the mature toxin (Worthington and Mulders, 1977).
A rapid screening identification of Clostridium perfringens alpha and epsilon toxins recovered from mastitic bovine milk by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis

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