- botulinolysin
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Cholesterol binding toxin from Clostridium botulinum.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
botulinolysin
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cholesterol binding toxins — Family of 50 60 kD pore forming toxins from various genera of bacteria including Streptococcus, Listeria, Bacillus and Clostridium. Apparently bind to cholesterol and oligomerise to form a pore: as a result cause cell lysis and are lethal. See… … Dictionary of molecular biology
