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prototoxin

prototoxin noun: any substance that is converted into a toxin.

Noun

prototoxin (plural prototoxins)

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

Forms of prototoxin

pluralprototoxins

Origin of prototoxin

From proto- + toxin.

Questions about prototoxin

What does prototoxin mean?
Prototoxin means any substance that is converted into a toxin.
What part of speech is prototoxin?
Prototoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of prototoxin?
The plural of prototoxin is prototoxins.

Words near prototoxin in the dictionary

  1. Protothyes
  2. prototile
  3. prototiles
  4. prototokoronin
  5. prototonic
  6. prototoxin
  7. prototoxins
  8. prototrace
  9. prototraces
  10. prototribestin
  11. prototroch

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