Pahutoxin

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Pahutoxin
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-{[(3S)-3-(Acetyloxy)hexadecanoyl]oxy}-N,N,N-trimethylethan-1-aminium chloride
Other names
Ostracitoxin
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
  • InChI=1S/C23H46NO4.ClH/c1-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-22(28-21(2)25)20-23(26)27-19-18-24(3,4)5;/h22H,6-20H2,1-5H3;1H/q+1;/p-1/t22-;/m0./s1
    Key: NJEOXMPQOCEVAI-FTBISJDPSA-M
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCC[C@@H](CC(=O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)OC(=O)C.[Cl-]
Properties
C23H46ClNO4
Molar mass 436.07 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Pahutoxin, formerly called ostracitoxin, is a

sea cucumber
toxins in general properties. Although it is not recommended, it is a growing trend to keep boxfish in a home aquarium. Members of the family Ostraciidae secrete an ichthyotoxic mucus from their skin when stressed or disturbed.

The boxfish must be alive to synthesize its bodily chemicals into the toxin, therefore it cannot release its toxin after it dies. It may, however, have residual toxin if it were in the process of releasing toxin when it died.

References

  1. PMID 14185315
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