Exfoliatins

Protein exotoxins from Staphylococcus aureus, phage type II, which cause epidermal necrolysis. They are proteins with a molecular weight of 26,000 to 32,000. They cause a condition variously called scaled skin, Lyell or Ritter syndrome, epidermal exfoliative disease, toxic epidermal necrolysis, etc.

Year introduced: 1991(1978)

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Tree Number(s): D12.776.097.293, D23.946.123.353, D23.946.350.500

MeSH Unique ID: D005083

Entry Terms:

• Epidermolysins
• Staphylococcal Exfoliative Toxin
• Exfoliative Toxin, Staphylococcal
• Toxin, Staphylococcal Exfoliative
• Dermolysins
• Epidermolytic Toxins
• Toxins, Epidermolytic
• Exfoliatin Toxin A
• Toxin A, Exfoliatin
• Exfoliative Toxin B
• Toxin B, Exfoliative
• Exfoliative Toxins
• Toxins, Exfoliative

Previous Indexing:

• Bacterial Proteins (1966-1976)
• Bacterial Toxins (1977)
• Staphylococcal Infections (1966-1977)
• Toxins (1966-1976)

Pharmacologic Action:

• Dermotoxins

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Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Bacterial Proteins
Exfoliatins

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Biological Factors
Toxins, Biological
Bacterial Toxins
Exfoliatins

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Chemicals and Drugs Category
Biological Factors
Toxins, Biological
Exotoxins
Exfoliatins