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prototoxins

prototoxins is the plural of prototoxin.

Meaning of prototoxin

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

Questions about prototoxins

What is prototoxins the plural of?
Prototoxins is the plural of prototoxin.

Words near prototoxins in the dictionary

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

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