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Meaning of "exotoxin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXOTOXIN

exotoxin  [ˌɛksəʊˈtɒksɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXOTOXIN

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Exotoxin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EXOTOXIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Exotoxin

An exotoxin is a toxin secreted by bacteria. An exotoxin can cause damage to the host by destroying cells or disrupting normal cellular metabolism. They are highly potent and can cause major damage to the host. Exotoxins may be secreted, or, similar to endotoxins, may be released during lysis of the cell. Gram negative pathogens may secrete outer membrane vesicles containing lipopolysaccharide endotoxin and some virulence proteins in the bounding membrane along with some other toxins as intra-vesicular contents, thus adding a previously unforeseen dimension to the well-known eukaryote process of membrane vesicle trafficking, which is quite active at the host-pathogen interface. They may exert their effect locally or produce systemic effects. Well-known exotoxins include: botulinum toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum; Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin, produced during life-threatening symptoms of diphtheria; tetanospasmin produced by Clostridium tetani. The toxic properties of most exotoxins can be inactivated by heat or chemical treatment to produce a toxoid.

Definition of exotoxin in the English dictionary

The definition of exotoxin in the dictionary is a toxin produced by a microorganism and secreted into the surrounding medium.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXOTOXIN


aflatoxin
ˌæfləˈtɒksɪn
anatoxin
ˌænəˈtɒksɪn
andromedotoxin
ænˌdrɒmɪdəʊˈtɒksɪn
antitoxin
ˌæntɪˈtɒksɪn
bacteriotoxin
bækˌtɪərɪəʊˈtɒksɪn
ciguatoxin
ˌsɪɡwəˈtɒksɪn
cytotoxin
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪn
digitoxin
ˌdɪdʒɪˈtɒksɪn
endotoxin
ˌɛndəʊˈtɒksɪn
enterotoxin
ˌentərəʊˈtɒksɪn
hemotoxin
ˌheməʊˈtɒksɪn
mycotoxin
ˌmaɪkəˈtɒksɪn
neurotoxin
ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪn
phytotoxin
ˌfaɪtəˈtɒksɪn
picrotoxin
ˌpɪkrəˈtɒksɪn
saxitoxin
ˌsæksɪˈtɒksɪn
tetrodotoxin
ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn
tocsin
ˈtɒksɪn
toxin
ˈtɒksɪn
zootoxin
ˌzəʊəˈtɒksɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXOTOXIN

exoterically
exotericism
exothermal
exothermally
exothermic
exothermically
exothermicity
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exotic shorthair
exotica
exotically
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exoticness
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exotropia
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WORDS THAT END LIKE EXOTOXIN

alexin
antiauxin
auxin
biotoxin
botulinum toxin
cephalexin
digoxin
dioxin
ferredoxin
heteroauxin
phytoalexin
polymyxin
pyridoxin
relaxin
thyroxin
toxin-antitoxin

Synonyms and antonyms of exotoxin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «exotoxin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXOTOXIN

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The translations of exotoxin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exotoxin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

外毒素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exotoxina
570 millions of speakers

English

exotoxin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

exotoxin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذيفان خارجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экзотоксин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exotoxin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

exotoxin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exotoxine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Exotoxin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Exotoxin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外毒素
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외독소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Exotoxin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

exotoxin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புற நச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक्सोटोक्सिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ekzotoksin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

exotoxin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

egzotoksyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

екзотоксин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exotoxină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοτοξίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eksotoksien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

exotoxin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

exotoxin
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXOTOXIN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXOTOXIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exotoxin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXOTOXIN»

Discover the use of exotoxin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exotoxin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Molecular Biology and Function of Carrier Proteins: Society ...
There appears to be a major proteolytic processing site in the exotoxin. However, unlike diphtheria toxin, it occurs not between domains but rather near the middle of the domain (II) (Ogata et al., 1990), which suggests division of the toxin into ...
Society of General Physiologists. Symposium, Luis Reuss, John M. Russell, 1993
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The Bacteria: Molecular Basis of Bacterial Pathogenesis
Thus it appears that exotoxin A can be processed to the mature form by an E. coli signal peptidase. In addition, it can undergo secA-dependent translocation to the periplasmic space, where the molecule assumes a native conformation.
Inc. Elsevier, 2012
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Bacterial Protein Toxins
Vasil ML ( 1996) Isolation and characterization of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene ptxR which positively regulates exotoxin A production. Mol Microbiol 21:97- 110 Han XY, Galloway DR (1995) Active-site mutations of Pseudomonas ...
M. Aepfelbacher, K. Aktories, I. Just, 2000
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Principles of Insect Pathology
Toxin Subspecies or Strain Target/Activity Beta exotoxin type I Beta exotoxin type n Bacillus cereus-type enterotoxin berliner, thuringiensis, kenyae, tolworthi, darmstadiensis morrisoni sotto, israelensis, various strains Hemolysin ...
Drio Boucias, Jacquelyn C. Pendland, 1998
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Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology
The simplest AB organization is represented by diphtheria toxin, in which the A domain and B domain are contained in a single protein. Diphtheria toxin is the prototype for this class of AB exotoxin. Diphtheria toxin is a 535-amino acid protein ...
Moselio Schaechter, 2010
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District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries
Other pathogens produce soluble antigen which neutralizes antibody before it is able to bind to the surface of bacteria. Production of exotoxin: Several Gram positive and a few Gram negative bacteria secrete powerful poisons called exotoxins ...
Monica Cheesbrough, 2006
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Immunotoxins
Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A Exotoxin A, the most toxic of several toxic products released by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is a 613 residue monomeric protein. Although there are major differences in many aspects of structure and ...
Arthur E. Frankel, 1988
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Textbook of Microbiology & Immunology
Parija. q\ heart, and brain tissues, producing disease manifestations of rheumatic fever. from bacteria host cell receptor through binding component (B) Fig. 10-5. Schematic diagram showing mode of action of exotoxin. Similarly, the fatal dose ...
Parija, 2009
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Streptococcal Infections: Clinical Aspects, Microbiology, ...
cell receptor V beta 2 and type 1 helper T-cell- related cvtokine mRNA in streptococcal pvrogenic exotoxin-C-activated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Can J Microbiol 1996; 42:1104-1111. 23. Sriskandan S, Evans TJ, Cohen J.
Dennis L. Stevens, Edward L. Kaplan, 2000
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Technology Transfer of Plant Biotechnology
Pseudomonas exotoxin A gene Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A, like DTx, inhibits protein synthesis by ADP- ribosylating protein elongation factor EF-2 ( Wick et al, 1990). Of its three functional domains, III is responsible for catalytic ...
Peter M. Gresshoff, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXOTOXIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exotoxin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Viventia starts patient recruitment in phase III study of Vicinium to …
... Vicinium consists of a single chain EpCAM-targeting antibody fragment genetically fused to truncated Pseudomonas exotoxin, or exotoxin A ... «pharmabiz.com, Jul 15»
2
Viventia Begins Recruitment of Clinical Centers as it Prepares to …
... Vicinium consists of a single chain EpCAM-targeting antibody fragment genetically fused to truncated Pseudomonas exotoxin, or exotoxin A ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
3
'Lock jaw': Are you at risk?
The Clostridium tetani bacteria produces three types of exotoxin: tetanospasmin, tetanolysin and nonconvulsive toxin. Tetanospasmin ... «Jamaica Observer, May 15»
4
E. coli Reported In French Cheese Roquefort
It produces an exotoxin called as Shiga toxin; thus, is also known as Shiga toxin -producing strain of E. coli, or STEC, often referred to as a ... «Health Aim, Mar 15»
5
In-office treatment provides targeted approach to blepharitis
... and provide a mechanism to remove the inflammatory exotoxin-laden biofilm and avert progression to more severe forms of ocular surface ... «Healio, Dec 14»
6
Going After Colon Cancer With Strep Bacteria
In the work, McCormick's research team used molecular techniques to link the streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin C (SpeC) toxin to an antibody ... «Bioscience Technology, Dec 14»
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Infectious diseases: Scarlet fever
It is rare in the under-twos, owing to the presence of maternal anti-exotoxin antibodies. The most common form of transmission is by respiratory ... «GP online, Dec 14»
8
Cancer-Killing Stem Cells Being Engineered In Lab: Tested On Mice
To overcome these problems, the researchers genetically engineered neural stem cells, which could make pseudomonas exotoxin while being ... «Youth Health Magzine, Nov 14»
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'Over 50' Eye Maintenance And Relief From Dry Eye, Blepharitis
More importantly, by completely removing the exotoxin-laden biofilm along the lid margin, your doctor can help you avoid the long-term ... «Monsters and Critics.com, Oct 14»
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Lab-grown killer cells could treat brain tumours
The headline is prompted by the creation of stem cells genetically engineered to produce a type of poison known as pseudomonas exotoxin. «NHS Choices, Oct 14»

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