Toxins of some marine algae (Pyrrophyta)

The literature data on toxins of neuroparalytic action, produced by pyrrophytic algae and capable of being accumulated by edible mollusks, are presented. The LD50 for mice of saxitoxin, the best known and most strongly acting toxin, is 5-10 microgram/kg. some toxins of dinoflagellates have been isol...

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Published inBiology bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Vol. 7; no. 2; p. 151
Main Authors Demina, N S, Mal'dov, D G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1980
Subjects
Animals
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Dinoflagellida - analysis
Lethal Dose 50
Marine Toxins - isolation & purification
Mice
Mollusca - analysis
Saxitoxin - isolation & purification
Saxitoxin - toxicity
Spectrum Analysis
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Summary:The literature data on toxins of neuroparalytic action, produced by pyrrophytic algae and capable of being accumulated by edible mollusks, are presented. The LD50 for mice of saxitoxin, the best known and most strongly acting toxin, is 5-10 microgram/kg. some toxins of dinoflagellates have been isolated in purified form. Their physicochemical properties have been studied and the structural formula of crystalline derivatives of saxitoxin has been established. The major problem of environmental protection is associated with a study of toxic dinoflagellates.
ISSN:0098-2164