- leucocidin
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary leuc- + -cide + 1-in Date: 1894 a bacterial substance that destroys white blood cells
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
leucocidin
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leucocidin — Exotoxins from staphylococcal and streptococcal species of bacteria that cause leucocyte killing or lysis. There are two subunits, S and F, each inactive alone but synergistically form a pore. Myeloid but not lymphoid cells are affected … Dictionary of molecular biology
leucocidin — noun Any staphylococcal or streptococcal exotoxin that causes leucocyte killing or lysis … Wiktionary
leucocidin — n. a bacterial exotoxin that selectively destroys white blood cells (leucocytes) … Medical dictionary
leucocidin — n. substance which destroys white blood cells (also leukocidin) … English contemporary dictionary
leucocidin — leu·co·ci·din … English syllables
leucocidin — n. a bacterial exotoxin that selectively destroys white blood cells (leucocytes) … The new mediacal dictionary
leucocidin — ˌlükəˈsīdən, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary leuc + cide + in : a substance (as produced by bacteria) destroying leukocytes … Useful english dictionary
Лейкоцидин (Leucocidin) — бактериальный экзотоксин, который избирательно поражает лейкоциты. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
Staphylococcal alpha toxin — (= leucocidin) 1. Pore forming exotoxin (33 kD) secreted by Staphylococcus aureus. Protein (monomer) has two domains connected by flexible hinge region: oligomerises in the plasma membrane by lateral mobility to form a hexameric oligomer (220 kD) … Dictionary of molecular biology
ЛЕЙКОЦИДИН — (leucocidin) бактериальный экзотоксин, который избирательно поражает лейкоциты … Толковый словарь по медицине
