Exfoliatins

Introduction: Exfoliatins

Description of Exfoliatins

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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Exfoliatins:

Terms Similar to Exfoliatins:

• Dermolysins
• Epidermolysins
• Epidermolytic Toxins
• Exfoliative Toxins

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Exfoliatins

• Bacterial Proteins
• Bacterial Toxins
• Exotoxins

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Exfoliatins

The following list attempts to classify Exfoliatins into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Bacterial Proteins
      • Exfoliatins

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Factors
  • Toxins, Biological
    • Bacterial Toxins
      • Exfoliatins

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Factors
  • Toxins, Biological
    • Exotoxins
      • Exfoliatins

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