Individual: habs:MTX

Types

habs:Phytotoxin

Abstract Syntax

Individual(habs:MTX annotation(rdfs:label "Maitotoxin"@en)
                   annotation(rdfs:comment "Maitotoxin or MTX is an extremely potent toxin produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus, a dinoflagellate species partially responsible for the phenomenon known as red tide. Maitotoxin activates Ca2+ permeable, non-selective cation channels, leading to an increase in levels of cytosolic Ca2+ ions. It is thought that maitotoxin leads to the formation of pores on these ion channels. Ultimately, a cell death cascade is activated, resulting in membrane blebbing and eventually cell lysis. The molecule itself exists as a system of 32 fused rings. It is notable because it is one of the largest, and most complex, non-protein molecules produced by an organism. Its structure was established through analysis using nuclear magnetic resonance at Tohoku University, Harvard and the University of Tokyo."@en)
                   type(habs:Phytotoxin))
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