Exotoxin Overview

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How does Exotoxin of Pseudomonas affect the liver?
The exotoxin of pseudomonas is composed of an A-B component. The B target site is...

The exotoxin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is Exotoxin A (PEA). It inhibits protein synthesis especially in the liver. Injected into mice, it causes liver cell death, which was somehow due to...

Asked by Benjie C - 18 months ago

Is endotoxin or exotoxin more dangerous to us?
I referred to this site: http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/micro/GI/sepsis/sld013.htm It is stated that exotoxins are very toxic but endotoxins...

The way I learned this was that due to the presence of LPS in gram negative bacteria the breakdown of this polysaccharide is more toxic. Since this is an...

Asked by piggy - 15 months ago


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