Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Enzymes » Hydrolases » Glycoside Hydrolases » N-Glycosyl Hydrolases » Ribosome Inactivating Proteins » Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2 » Shiga Toxins
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Description
A class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS. They include SHIGA TOXIN which is produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE and a variety of shiga-like toxins that are produced by pathologic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. MeSH
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