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Shiga Toxin 2

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Definition: A toxin produced by certain pathogenic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. It shares 50-60% homology with SHIGA TOXIN and SHIGA TOXIN 1.     
See Also Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli 		Other names VT2 Cytotoxin; Stx2 protein; Shiga-Like Toxin II; Shiga Toxin 2, Escherichia coli; Shiga Like Toxin II; SLTII; SLT-II; SLT II; Cytotoxin, VT2; Verotoxin 2; Vero Cytotoxin VT2
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Ac-PPP-tet  0   *Peptides Shiga Toxin 2/antagonists & inhibitors. Infect Immun. 2010 Jan;78(1):177-83
Shiga-Like Toxin 2 Variant, VT2g  0   *Shiga Toxin 2. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003 Dec;69(12):7549-53
shiga toxin 2 B subunit  0   *Shiga Toxin 2. Infect Immun 2002 Mar;70(3):1279-86
Shiga-Like Toxin 2 Variant, VT2vp1  0   *Shiga Toxin 2.
Shiga-Like Toxin IIv  0   *Shiga Toxin 2.

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