Pahutoxin
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| Surname | Pahutoxin | |||||||||
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| Molecular formula | C 23 H 46 ClNO 4 | |||||||||
| Brief description |
acicular solid |
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| Molar mass | 436.07 g mol −1 | |||||||||
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firmly |
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| Melting point |
74-75 ° C |
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| solubility |
soluble in water and methanol |
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| As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . | ||||||||||
Ostracitoxin , formerly Ostracitoxin called, is a neurotoxin , which from the skin of the mucus boxfishes is obtained (Ostraciidae). It acts on the nerve endings and blocks muscle activity.
It was first isolated and studied by Boylan and Schever in 1967. It belongs to the choline group and is the choline ester of ( S ) -3-acetoxypalmitic acid.
literature
- Shaw Donald A. Thomson: Toxic Stress Secretions of the Boxfish Ostracion meleagris . Copeia, Vol. 1969, No. 2 (Jun. 3, 1969); Pp. 335-352
- DB Boylan, PJ Schever: Pahutoxin: a fish poison. Science 155, 1967; Pp. 52-56.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry on Pahutoxin. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on December 28, 2014.
- ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.