Figure 2.
Structures and species of STX, and its analogs, produced by marine dinoflagellates. Figure adapted from Wang (2008) [27,62].
Toxin | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carbamate | STX | H | H | H | OCONH2 |
Neo STX | OH | H | H | OCONH2 | |
GTX1 | OH | OSO3− | H | OCONH2 | |
GTX2 | H | OSO3− | H | OCONH2 | |
GTX3 | H | H | OSO3− | OCONH2 | |
GTX4 | OH | H | OSO3− | OCONH2 | |
N-sulfocarbamoyl | GTX5(B1) | H | H | H | OCONHSO3− |
GTX6(B2) | OH | H | H | OCONHSO3− | |
C1 | H | OSO3− | H | OCONHSO3− | |
C2 | H | H | OSO3− | OCONHSO3− | |
C3 | OH | OSO3− | H | OCONHSO3− | |
C4 | OH | H | OSO3− | OCONHSO3− | |
Decarbamoyl | dcSTX | H | H | H | OH |
dcNeoSTX | OH | H | H | OH | |
dcGTX1 | OH | OSO3− | H | OH | |
dcGTX2 | H | OSO3− | H | OH | |
dcGTX3 | H | H | OSO3− | OH | |
dcGTX4 | OH | H | OSO3− | OH | |
Deoxydecarbamoyl | doSTX | H | H | H | H |
doGTX2 | H | H | OSO3− | H | |
doGTX3 | H | OSO3− | H | H |