About The Medical Condition Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Toxin

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Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Toxin

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Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Toxin Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Toxin?

A 60 kD single chain protein elaborated by Corynebacterium diphtheriae that causes the sign and symptoms of diphtheria; it can be broken into two unequal fragments, the smaller (A fragment) inhibits protein synthesis and is the lethal moiety that needs the larger (B fragment) for entry into cells.

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