Saxitoxin

• Catalog No.: S143730
• CAS Number: 35523-89-8
• M. F.: C10H17N7O4
• M. W.: 299.28648

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: [(10aS,10bS)-2,6-diamino-10,10-dihydroxy-1H,4H,8H,9H,10H,10bH-pyrrolo[1,2-c]purin-4-yl]methyl carbamate
• IUPAC Traditional name: [(10aS,10bS)-2,6-diamino-10,10-dihydroxy-1H,4H,8H,9H,10bH-pyrrolo[1,2-c]purin-4-yl]methyl carbamate
• Synonyms: (+)-Saxitoxin; Saxitoxin Hydrate; [3aS-(3aα,4α,10aR*)]-2,6-Diamino-4-[[(aminocarbonyl)oxy]methyl]-3a,4,8,9-tetrahydro-1H,10H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]purine-10,10-diol; STX; (3aS,4R,10aS)-2,6-Diamino-4-[[(aminocarbonyl)oxy]methyl]-3a,4,8,9-tetrahydro-1H,10H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]purine-10,10-diol

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 35523-89-8

DETAILS

Description (English)

Mussel poison; clam poison; paralytic shellfish poison; gonyaulax toxin. These poisonous shellfish have been connected to instances of toxic”red-tides” where the high concentration of algae discoloring the water were of the Gonyaulax genus. Used as a tool

REFERENCES

• Kao, et al.: Pharmacol. Rev., 18, 997 (1966)
• Evans, et al.: Br. Med. Bull., 25, 263 (1966)