Gonyautoxin

Gonyautoxin 2
Names
	IUPAC name (3aS,4R,9R,10aS)-2,6-Diamino-4-(((aminocarbonyl)oxy)methyl)-3a,4,8,9-tetrahydro-1H,10H-pyrrolo(1,2-c)purine-9,10,10-triol 9-(Hydrogen Sulfate)
	Other names Gonyautoxin 2, GTX-2, GTX-II
Identifiers
CAS Number	60508-89-6 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:80769 ;
ChemSpider	9767779 ;
PubChem CID	11593018;
UNII	YU77Z3NY6Z ;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H17N7O8S
Molar mass	395.35 g/mol
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Gonyautoxins (GTX) are a few similar toxic molecules that are naturally produced by algae. They 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) and decarbamoylsaxitoxin (dcSTX). Currently eight molecules are assigned to the group of gonyautoxins, known as gonyautoxin 1 (GTX-1) to gonyautoxin 8 (GTX-8). Ingestion of gonyautoxins through consumption of mollusks contaminated by toxic algae can cause a human illness called paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP).

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