Term Name: ciguatoxin
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.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:61275]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: polycyclic ether
has subtype: 3-Hydroxy-7-oxociguatoxin 6,7-Dihydro-7-hydroxyciguatoxin 7-Oxociguatoxin 51-hydroxy ciguatoxin CTX3C 54-Deoxy-50-hydroxyciguatoxin 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 M-Secociguatoxin 4A Pacific Ciguatoxin 4A Yessotoxin
has_role: toxin