Shiga Toxin
"Shiga Toxin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A toxin produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE. It is the prototype of class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS.
| Descriptor ID |
D022621
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.430.700.750.750.100 D23.946.123.794.095 D23.946.330.575.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Shiga Toxin- Shiga Toxin
- Toxin, Shiga
- Stx Protein, Shigella dysenteria
- Stx Protein
- Shigella Cytotoxin
- Cytotoxin, Shigella
- Shigella Toxin
- Toxin, Shigella
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