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Biological Factors > Toxins, Biological > Enterotoxins > Shiga Toxins
Biological Factors > Toxins, Biological > Bacterial Toxins > Shiga Toxins
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Lectins > Plant Lectins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2 > Shiga Toxins
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Plant Proteins > Plant Lectins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2 > Shiga Toxins
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Plant Proteins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2 > Shiga Toxins
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Glycoside Hydrolases > N-Glycosyl Hydrolases > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2 > Shiga Toxins

Preferred term

Shiga Toxins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) 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.

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Entry terms

  • Shiga-Like Toxins
  • Vero Cell Cytotoxin
  • Vero Cell Cytotoxins
  • Vero Cytotoxin
  • Vero Cytoxins
  • Vero Toxin
  • Verotoxin
  • Vero Toxins
  • Verotoxins

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In other languages

  • Shiga-toxines

    French

  • Toxines actives sur les cellules Véro
  • Toxines de Shiga
  • Toxines de shigelles
  • Toxines Shiga-like
  • Toxines Vero
  • Vérotoxines

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