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perfringolysin

perfringolysin noun: any of a group of toxic cytolysins produced by Clostridium perfringens.

Noun

perfringolysin (plural perfringolysins)

  1. Any of a group of toxic cytolysins produced by Clostridium perfringens
    • The crystal structure of perfringolysin O (PDB: 1PFO) was used as a template for modelling.2015 August 29, “Serotype 1 and 8 Pneumococci Evade Sensing by Inflammasomes in Human Lung Tissue”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of perfringolysin

pluralperfringolysins

Origin of perfringolysin

From Latin perfringens + -o- + lysin.

Questions about perfringolysin

What does perfringolysin mean?
Perfringolysin means any of a group of toxic cytolysins produced by Clostridium perfringens.
What part of speech is perfringolysin?
Perfringolysin is a noun.
What is the plural of perfringolysin?
The plural of perfringolysin is perfringolysins.

Words near perfringolysin in the dictionary

  1. perfricating
  2. perfrication
  3. perfrications
  4. perfriction
  5. perfrictions
  6. perfringolysin
  7. perfringolysins
  8. perfs
  9. perfumable
  10. perfumatories
  11. perfumatory

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