saxitoxin

English

Etymology

From Saxidomus giganteus (butter clam), from which it was first isolated + toxin.

Noun

saxitoxin (countable and uncountable, plural saxitoxins)

1. A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans

Derived terms

• neosaxitoxin

Translations

type of neurotoxin

• Finnish: saksitoksiini
• Greek: σαξιτοξίνη (el) f (saxitoxíni)

See also

• anatoxin
• microcystin
• nodularin