[class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA with peptide elongation factors; includes the specific shiga toxin produced by Shigella dysenteriae and a variety of shiga-like toxins that are produced by pathologic strains of sherichia coli such as Escherichia coli O157. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0074447 - Organic Chemical
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance
Relation/PAR: Enterotoxin