-
neurotoxins (known
collectively as "
saxitoxins")
produced by protists,
algae and
cyanobacteria which includes saxitoxin itself (STX),
neosaxitoxin (NSTX)...
- all
saxitoxin-related compounds, all
those saxitoxins are
neurotoxins which affect the
sodium channels. When in
contact with one of the
saxitoxins it can...
-
These s****fish are
filter feeders and ac****ulate neurotoxins,
chiefly saxitoxin,
produced by
microscopic algae, such as dinoflagellates, diatoms, and...
- an
enzyme that
converts saxitoxin into decarbamoylsaxitoxin, a
capability that
significantly reduces the
quantity of
saxitoxins present and that is not...
-
dinoflagellates also
produce saxitoxin.
Saxitoxins bioac****ulate in s****fish and
certain finfish.
Ingestion of
saxitoxin,
usually through s****fish contaminated...
- a
brief course of
mechanical ventilation.
Regarding systemic safety,
saxitoxins diffuse through the blood–brain barrier, but,
because of Nav
channel specificity...
-
Weapons Convention (CWC) of 1993
categorized saxitoxins as a
Schedule 1 substance, meaning:
Saxitoxins have the
potential to be used as a biological...
- are part of the
group of
saxitoxins, a
large group of
neurotoxins along with a
molecule that is also
referred to as
saxitoxin (STX),
neosaxitoxin (NSTX)...
-
Biotoxins ac****ulated in fish/s****fish
include brevetoxins,
okadaic acid,
saxitoxins,
ciguatoxin and
domoic acid.
Except for ciguatoxine, high
levels of these...
- For example, Alexandrium, Pyrodinium, and
Gymnodinium generate saxitoxins.
Saxitoxin is
known to be 50
times more
lethal than
strychnine and 10,000 times...
