Name: | Tetrodotoxin |
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PubChem Compound ID: | 20382 |
Description: | An aminoperhydroquinazoline poison found mainly in the liver and ovaries of fishes in the order TETRAODONTIFORMES, which are eaten. The toxin causes paresthesia and paralysis through interference with neuromuscular conduction. |
Molecular formula: | C11H17N3O8 |
Molecular weight: | 319.268 g/mol |
Synonyms: |
Tetrodotoxin; 5,9:7,10a-Dimethano-10aH-(1,3)dioxocino(6,5-d)pyrimidine-4,7,10,11,12-pentol, octahydro-12-(hydroxymethyl)-2-imino-; 11026-09-8; 2229-61-0; Babylonia japonica toxin 1; 4368-28-9; Tetrodotoxine; BRN 0049176; Fugu poison; 9014-39-5.
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