prototoxin

English

Etymology

proto- +‎ toxin

Noun

prototoxin (plural prototoxins)

  1. Any substance that is converted into a toxin
    • 2015 October 10, “Clostridium Perfringens Epsilon Toxin Binds to Membrane Lipids and Its Cytotoxic Action Depends on Sulfatide”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Etx is synthesized as a non-active prototoxin form (proEtx) that becomes active upon proteolytic activation.
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