ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include peptotoxine, enterotoxin, prototoxin, peptotoxin, proteotoxin, ribotoxin.

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