ciguatoxin

Term ID

CHEBI:61275

Synonyms

ciguatoxins

Definition

Ciguatoxins are cyclic polyether toxins, derived from marine dinoflagellates, which are responsible for the symptoms of ciguatera poisoning. Ingestion of tropical and subtropical fin fish contaminated by ciguatoxins results in an illness characterised by neurological, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal disorders.

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Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: polycyclic ether

polycyclic ether Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: 6,7-Dihydro-7-hydroxyciguatoxin 7-Oxociguatoxin 51-hydroxy ciguatoxin CTX3C brevetoxin A Brevetoxin B ... Show All 13 Terms

6,7-Dihydro-7-hydroxyciguatoxin 7-Oxociguatoxin 51-hydroxy ciguatoxin CTX3C brevetoxin A Brevetoxin B Brevetoxin B, 43-chloro-41-deformyl-41,43-dihydro-41-oxo- Brevetoxin B1 Caribbean ciguatoxin 1 ciguatoxin CTX1B ciguatoxin CTX3C ciguatoxin CTX4B Pacific Ciguatoxin 4A Yessotoxin Show first 5 Terms
has_role: toxin

toxin Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from ciguatoxin

Phenotype where environments contain ciguatoxin

Phenotype modified by environments containing ciguatoxin

Human Disease / Model Data

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