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| Name: | Saxitoxin |
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| PubChem Compound ID: | 37165 |
| Description: | A compound that contains a reduced purine ring system but is not biosynthetically related to the purine alkaloids. It is a poison found in certain edible mollusks at certain times; elaborated by GONYAULAX and consumed by mollusks, fishes, etc. without ill effects. It is neurotoxic and causes RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS and other effects in MAMMALS, known as paralytic SHELLFISH poisoning. |
| Molecular formula: | C10H17N7O4 |
| Molecular weight: | 299.287 g/mol |
| Synonyms: |
Saxitoxin (8CI); 51938-46-6; Mytilus californianus poison; C13757; 1H,10H-Pyrrolo(1,2-c)purine-10,10-diol, 2,6-diamino-4-(((amino-carbonyl)oxy)methyl)-3a,4,8,9-tetrahydro-, (3aS-(3a-alpha,4-alpha,10aR*)); Saxitoxin; 1H,10H-Pyrrolo(1,2-c)purine-10,10-diol, 2,6-diamino-4-(((aminocarbonyl)oxy)methyl)-3a,4,8,9-tetrahydro-, labeled with tritium, (3aS-(3aalpha,4alpha,10aR*))-; Saxidomus giganteus poison; 35523-89-8; Gonyaulax catenella poison.
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