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- noun A
precursor of atoxin
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Examples
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Bt Toxin is produced by Bacillus thuringiensis in an dormant form (protoxin).
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Intranasal coadministration of the Cry1Ac protoxin with amoebal lysates increases protection against Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis.
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Cry1Ac protoxin is an effective mucosal and systemic carrier and adjuvant of Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharides in mice.
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Cry1Ac protoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis sp. kurstaki HD73 binds to surface proteins in the mouse small intestine.
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Intranasal, rectal and intraperitoneal immunization with protoxin Cry1Ac from Bacillus thuringiensis induces compartmentalized serum, intestinal, vaginal and pulmonary immune responses in Balb/c mice.
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This protoxin is split into a smaller protein known as activated toxin, which then binds to specific gut receptors.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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Butterfly and moth larvae (caterpillars) have very alkaline guts that dissolve the crystalline Bt protein, yielding a protoxin.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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Vazquez et al. Intragastric and Intraperitoneal Administration of Cry1Ac protoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis induces systemic and mucosal antibody responses in mice.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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Vazquez et al. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac protoxin is a potent systemic and mucosal adjuvant.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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Vazquez et al. Intragastric and Intraperitoneal Administration of Cry1Ac protoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis induces systemic and mucosal antibody responses in mice.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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