DIPHTHERIA TOXIN
\dɪfθˈi͡əɹɪə tˈɒksɪn], \dɪfθˈiəɹɪə tˈɒksɪn], \d_ɪ_f_θ_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə t_ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_n]\
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A 60 kD single chain protein elaborated by Corynebacterium diphtheriae that causes the sign and symptoms of diphtheria; it can be broken into two unequal fragments, the smaller (A fragment) inhibits protein synthesis and is the lethal moiety that needs the larger (B fragment) for entry into cells.
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