saxitoxin

chemical compound
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saxitoxin

Summary

saxitoxin is a type of chemical entity[1]. saxitoxin ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,122 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • saxitoxin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • saxitoxin's physically interacts with is recorded as sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 1[4].
  • saxitoxin's physically interacts with is recorded as Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 3[5].
  • saxitoxin's physically interacts with is recorded as Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 8[6].
  • saxitoxin's physically interacts with is recorded as Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 9[7].
  • saxitoxin's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1CN2C(=NC(C3C2(C1(O)O)N=C(N3)N)COC(=O)N)N[8].
  • saxitoxin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₀H₁₇N₇O₄[9].
  • saxitoxin is a type of heterocyclic compound[10].
  • saxitoxin's Commons category is recorded as Saxitoxin[11].
  • saxitoxin comprises nitrogen[12].
  • saxitoxin comprises oxygen[13].
  • saxitoxin comprises carbon[14].
  • saxitoxin comprises hydrogen[15].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Aphanizomenon flos-aquae[16].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Gonyaulax catenella[17].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Saxidomus nuttalli[18].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Gonyaulax tamarensis[19].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Mangrove horseshoe crab[20].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Gonyaulax[21].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Lingulodinium polyedra[22].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Pyrodinium bahamense[23].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Saxidomus gigantea[24].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Saxidomus giganteus[25].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Takifugu poecilonotus[26].
  • saxitoxin's found in taxon is recorded as Takifugu radiatus[27].

Why It Matters

saxitoxin ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,122 views/month).[2] saxitoxin has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Paralytic shellfish poisons produced by the freshwater cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae NH-5. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The chemistry of brevetoxins: a review. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Distribution of paralytic toxins in California shellfish. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gifte im riff. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Tetrodotoxin in the horseshoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda inhabiting Thailand. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Recent progress in marine toxin research. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Presence of saxitoxin in toxic extracts from Gonyaulax polyedra. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Occurrence of saxitoxin in puffer fish. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Chemical assay for saxitoxin, the paralytic shellfish poison. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Chemical assay for saxitoxin, the paralytic shellfish poison. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Occurrence of saxitoxin in puffer fish. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Occurrence of saxitoxin in puffer fish. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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