Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin
| alpha toxin | |||||||
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Crystal structure of Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin | |||||||
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| Organism | |||||||
| Symbol | plc | ||||||
| Alt. symbols | phospholipase C, CPE0036, Zn_dep_PLPC | ||||||
| Entrez | 988262 | ||||||
| PDB | 1CA1 1KHO, 1GYG, 1QM6, 1QMD, 1KHO, 1GYG, 1QM6, 1QMD | ||||||
| UniProt | P0C216 | ||||||
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| EC number | 3.1.4.3 | ||||||
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Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin is a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) and is responsible for gas gangrene and myonecrosis in infected tissues. The toxin also possesses hemolytic activity.