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cholix

cholix noun: a toxic ADP-ribosyltransferase isolated from the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

Noun

cholix (uncountable)

  1. A toxic ADP-ribosyltransferase isolated from the bacterium Vibrio cholerae
  2. The associated protein domain
    • Finally, an immunotoxin consisting of cholix domains II and III has been prepared as an alternate treatment strategy in tandem with ExoA from P. aeruginosa for the treatment of certain human cancers.2015 July 24, Miguel R. Lugo, A. Rod Merrill, Ken Teter, “The Father, Son and Cholix Toxin: The Third Member of the DT Group Mono-ADP-Ribosyltransferase Toxin Family”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI

Words formed from cholix

  • cholix toxin

Questions about cholix

What does cholix mean?
Cholix means a toxic ADP-ribosyltransferase isolated from the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
What part of speech is cholix?
Cholix is a noun.

Words near cholix in the dictionary

  1. cholinoreactive
  2. cholinoreactivity
  3. cholinotoxicity
  4. cholioangiocarcinoma
  5. cholis
  6. cholix
  7. cholla
  8. chollas
  9. choller
  10. Chollerford
  11. chollers

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