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saxitoxin — [sak′sə täk΄sin] n. a powerful toxin that causes partial paralysis, sometimes found in shellfish that have fed on certain dinoflagellates (esp. genus Gonyaulax) … English World dictionary
Saxitoxin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Saxitoxin Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Saxitoxin — Chembox new ImageFile = Saxitoxin structure.png ImageSize = IUPACName = (3aS (3a α,4 α,10aR*))2,6 diamino 4 (((amino carbonyl)oxy)methyl) 3a,4,8,9 tetrahydro 1H,10H pyrrolo(1,2 c)purine 10,10 diol OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo … Wikipedia
Saxitoxin — Sa|xi|to|xin [Kurzw. aus nlat. Saxidomus giganteus = Venusmuschel (Zool.) u. ↑ Toxin] Abk.: STX: von Algen produziertes, durch die Nahrungskette über Austern, Mies u. a. Speisemuscheln auch in Schalentiergerichte einschleppbares stark giftiges (↑ … Universal-Lexikon
saxitoxin — noun Etymology: saxi (from New Latin Saxidomus giganteus, species of butter clam from which it is isolated) + toxin Date: 1962 a potent nonprotein neurotoxin C10H17N7O4•2HCl that originates especially in dinoflagellates (genus Gonyaulax) found in … New Collegiate Dictionary
saxitoxin — /sak si tok sin/, n. a powerful neurotoxin, C10H17N7O4, produced by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax catenella, the causative agent of red tide. [1960 65; < NL Saxi(domus), a clam genus infected by the dinoflagellates (equiv. to L sax(um) stone + i I … Universalium
saxitoxin — noun A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, that can accumulate in mollusks and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans … Wiktionary
saxitoxin — A potent neurotoxin found in shellfish, such as the mussel or the clam, produced by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax catenella, which is ingested by the shellfish; the cause of cases of poisoning from eating California sea mussel (Mytilus… … Medical dictionary
saxitoxin — saxi·toxin … English syllables
saxitoxin — sax•i•tox•in [[t]ˌsæk sɪˈtɒk sɪn[/t]] n. pha a neurotoxin produced by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax catenella, the causative agent of red tide • Etymology: 1960–65; < NL Saxi(domus), a clam genus infected by the dinoflagellates (L sax(um) stone … From formal English to slang
