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. 2010 Jul 20;8(7):2185–2211. doi: 10.3390/md8072185

Table 2.

Relative toxicity of the paralytic shellfish toxins. Toxicity of the PSTs due to change in moiety is listed in descending order. Data obtained from [95].

StructureΩ Toxin Relative toxicityΦ
graphic file with name marinedrugs-08-02185f10.jpg Zetekitoxin AB 63, 160, 580ω

graphic file with name marinedrugs-08-02185f11.jpg Non-Sulfated
STX
NeoSTX
1
05–1.1

graphic file with name marinedrugs-08-02185f12.jpg Mono-sulfated
GTX1/4¥
GTX2/3¥
0.39/1.09–0.48/0.76
0.8/0.33–0.9/0.9

graphic file with name marinedrugs-08-02185f13.jpg Decarbamoylated
dcSTX
dcNeoSTX
dcGTX1-4
0.43
0.43
0.18–0.45

graphic file with name marinedrugs-08-02185f14.jpg Di-sulfated
C1-4 <0.01–0.14
Ω

Refer to Table 1 for assigned R groups. Moieties highlighted in red differentiate from the structure of STX;

¥

α/β epimeric mixture;

Φ

Relative toxicity based on the mouse bioassay results obtained from [9598];

ω

Based on binding affinity to human brain, heart and muscle Na+ channels assessed in Xenopus oocytes, respectively [89].