ciguatoxin

Ciguatoxins are cyclic polyether toxins, derived from marine dinoflagellates, which are responsible for the symptoms of ciguatera poisoning. Ingestion of tropical and subtropical fin fish contaminated by ciguatoxins results in an illness characterised by neurological, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal disorders.

ChEBI ID: 61275

Members (4)

Member	Definition	Role
brevetoxin a	A ciguatoxin comprising a linear sequence of ten trans-fused five-, six-, eight- and nine-membered rings.	brevetoxin A
brevetoxin b		Brevetoxin B
ciguatoxins	A ciguatoxin comprising a sequence of twelve trans-fused six-, seven-, eight- and nine-membered rings and a spiro-fused five-membered ring. A commonly encountered fish toxin.	ciguatoxin CTX1B
yessotoxin		Yessotoxin

Research

Studies (781)

Timeframe	Studies, Drugs in This Class (%)	All Drugs %
pre-1990	54 (6.91)	18.7374
1990's	118 (15.11)	18.2507
2000's	252 (32.27)	29.6817
2010's	258 (33.03)	24.3611
2020's	99 (12.68)	2.80

Study Types

Publication Type	Studies, Drugs in This Class (%)	All Drugs (%)
Trials	1 (0.12%)	5.53%
Reviews	98 (11.84%)	6.00%
Case Studies	35 (4.23%)	4.05%
Observational	2 (0.24%)	0.25%
Other	692 (83.57%)	84.16%