ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)

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CHEBI:61275 - ciguatoxin

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:61275
ChEBI Name	ciguatoxin
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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.
Last Modified	4 September 2013
Submitter	Steve

Roles Classification

toxin Poisonous substance produced by a biological organism such as a microbe, animal or plant.

ChEBI Ontology

Outgoing Relation(s)
	ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275) has role toxin (CHEBI:27026)
	ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275) is a polycyclic ether (CHEBI:36468)
Incoming Relation(s)
	3-Hydroxy-7-oxociguatoxin (CHEBI:230890) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	51-hydroxy ciguatoxin CTX3C (CHEBI:61279) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	54-Deoxy-50-hydroxyciguatoxin (CHEBI:230101) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	6,7-Dihydro-7-hydroxyciguatoxin (CHEBI:192153) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	7-Oxociguatoxin (CHEBI:191573) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	brevetoxin A (CHEBI:61250) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	Brevetoxin B (CHEBI:80770) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	Brevetoxin B, 43-chloro-41-deformyl-41,43-dihydro-41-oxo- (CHEBI:190248) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	Brevetoxin B1 (CHEBI:138845) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	Caribbean ciguatoxin 1 (CHEBI:182164) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	ciguatoxin CTX1B (CHEBI:36467) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	ciguatoxin CTX3C (CHEBI:61277) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	ciguatoxin CTX4B (CHEBI:68281) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	M-Secociguatoxin 4A (CHEBI:230147) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	Pacific Ciguatoxin 4A (CHEBI:183595) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)
	Yessotoxin (CHEBI:166595) is a ciguatoxin (CHEBI:61275)

Synonym	Source
ciguatoxins	ChEBI