Saxitoxin

August 28th, 2008 by

Saxitoxin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(3aS-(3a-α,4-α,10aR*))2,6-diamino-
4-(((amino-carbonyl)oxy)methyl)-3a,4,8,9-tetrahydro-
1H,10H-pyrrolo(1,2-c)purine-10,10-diol
Identifiers
CAS number
35523-89-8
PubChem        
37165
Chemical data
Formula
C10H17N7O4 
Molar mass
299.29
SMILES
N=C1N
2(N=C(N)N3)N1CCC2(O)O
Complete data
Saxitoxin (STX) is a neurotoxin naturally produced by certain species of marine dinoflagellates (Alexandrium sp., Gymnodinium sp., Pyrodinium sp.) and cyanobacteria (Anabaena sp., Aphanizomenon sp., Cylindrospermopsis sp., Lyngbya sp., Planktothrix sp.). The term saxitoxin originates from the butter clam (Saxidomus giganteus) in which it was first recognized.
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1 Mechanism
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