Kreotoxin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kreotoxin is a noun meaning Any basic (pH > 7) toxin produced by bacteria or fungi in meat.
Meaning
Any basic (pH > 7) toxin produced by bacteria or fungi in meat.
Example Sentences
39 cases of facial spas and 11 cases of blepharospasm, on whom common therapy had no effect, were locally injected kreotoxin A.
Kreotoxism is poisoning by decayed or infected meats, the basic poison being kreotoxin, produced by the growth and development of the plant micro—organism kreotoxiccon.
Methods including oral administration or intramuscular injection of analgesic drugs, local application of nitroglycerin ointment, and injection of kreotoxin have been commonly used to alleviate postoperative pain.
Word Forms
- kreotoxins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peptotoxine, enterotoxin, prototoxin, peptotoxin, proteotoxin, ribotoxin.
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.