cholix

English

Etymology

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Noun

cholix (uncountable)

1. A toxic ADP-ribosyltransferase isolated from the bacterium Vibrio cholerae
2. The associated protein domain
   • 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^[1], volume 7, →DOI:

     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.

Derived terms

• cholix toxin (syn. cholera exotoxin)

Further reading

• Cholera toxin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Exotoxin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia