The biological properties of Shiga-like toxin I
Shiga toxin and the Escherichia coli Shiga-like toxins (SLTs) are type 2 ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs), exhibiting a specific RNA N-glycosidase activity comparable to that of the plant toxin ricin (Endo et al. 1988). Not only do they possess the same enzymatic activity as a plant toxin, but...
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University of Warwick
1993
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357843 |