perfringolysin

English

Etymology

From perfringens +‎ -o- +‎ lysin.

Noun

perfringolysin (plural perfringolysins)

1. Any of a group of toxic cytolysins produced by Clostridium perfringens
   • 2015 August 29, “Serotype 1 and 8 Pneumococci Evade Sensing by Inflammasomes in Human Lung Tissue”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The crystal structure of perfringolysin O (PDB: 1PFO) was used as a template for modelling.