ciguatoxins
Sign in to saveAlso known as ciguatoxin, CTX
thumb|300px|right|class=skin-invert-image|Chemical structure of the ciguatoxin CTX1B Ciguatoxins are a class of toxic polycyclic polyethers found in fish that cause ciguatera.
Research
875 papers- Advances in Detecting Ciguatoxins in Fish.Toxins · 2020
- Differential toxin profiles of ciguatoxins in marine organisms: Chemistry, fate and global distribution.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2018
- Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean: Reconciling the Multiplicity of Ciguatoxins and Analytical Chemistry Approach for Public Health Safety.Toxins · 2023
- Critical Review and Conceptual and Quantitative Models for the Transfer and Depuration of Ciguatoxins in Fishes.Toxins · 2021
- 3-Epimers of Caribbean ciguatoxins in fish and algae.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Toxic effect on humans
- Bioaccumulation
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|300px|right|class=skin-invert-image|Chemical structure of the ciguatoxin CTX1B Ciguatoxins are a class of toxic polycyclic polyethers found in fish that cause ciguatera.
There are several different chemicals in this class. "CTX" is often used as an abbreviation. Ciguatoxin 1 - Ciguatoxin 2 - Ciguatoxin 3 - Ciguatoxin 4B (Gambiertoxin 4b) -
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