Endotoxin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Endotoxin is a noun meaning Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.
Meaning
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.
Example Sentences
It may resemble the factor 5 in Salmonella, a heat-labile determinant on the endotoxin molecule which, because of its superficial location, blocks the agglutination reaction of the deeper heat-stable O antigens in the same way as do the Vi and K antigens.
Word Forms
- endotoxins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exotoxin, ectotoxin, enterotoxin, biotoxin, autotoxin, toxin.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.