Yessotoxins, a Group of Marine Polyether Toxins: an Overview
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Yessotoxins, a Group of Marine Polyether Toxins: an Overview
Yessotoxin (YTX) is a marine polyether toxin that was first isolated in 1986 from the scallop Patinopecten yessoensis. Subsequently, it was reported that YTX is produced by the dinoflagellates Protoceratium reticulatum, Lingulodinium polyedrum and Gonyaulax spinifera. YTXs have been associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) because they are often simultaneously extracted with DSP tox...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Drugs
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1660-3397
DOI: 10.3390/md20080005