Term Name: tetrodotoxin
Synonyms: (1R,5R,6R,7R,9S,11R,12R,13S,14S)-14-(hydroxymethyl)-3-imino-8,10-dioxa-2,4-diazatetracyclo[7.3.1.1(7,11).0(1,6)]tetradecane-5,9,12,13,14-pentol, Babylonia japonica toxin 1, BJT 1, fugu poison, maculotoxin, octahydro-12-(hydroxymethyl)-2-imino-5,9:7,10a-dimethano-10aH-[1,3]dioxocino[6,5-d]pyrimidine-4,7,10,11,12-pentol, spheroidine, tarichatoxin, tetrodontoxin, Tetrodotoxin, tetrodotoxine, TTX
Definition: A quinazoline alkaloid that is a marine toxin isolated from fish such as puffer fish. It has been shown to exhibit potential neutotoxicity due to its ability to block voltage-gated sodium channels.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:9506]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: azatetracycloalkane oxatetracycloalkane quinazoline alkaloid
has_role: animal metabolite bacterial metabolite marine metabolite neurotoxin voltage-gated sodium channel blocker
inverse has_functional_parent: (+/-)-tetrodotoxin (11S,13S)-3-Amino-5,12,13,14-tetrahydroxy-14-(hydroxymethyl)-8,10-dioxa-2-aza-4-azoniatetracyclo[7.3.1.17,11.01,6]tetradec-3-en-9-olate (11s,13s)-3-amino-14-(hydroxymethyl)-8,10-dioxa-2,4-diazatetracyclo[7.3.1.1~7,11~.0~1,6~]tetradec-3-ene-5,9,12,13,14-pentol Anhydrotetrodotoxin
inverse is_conjugate_acid_of: tetrodotoxin(1+)
is_conjugate_base_of: tetrodotoxin(1+)