Saxitoxin (STX) is a potent neurotoxin and the best-known paralytic shellfish toxin. Ingestion of saxitoxin by humans, usually by consumption of shellfish contaminated by toxic algal blooms, is responsible …

Saxitoxin (STX) is a potent toxin produced by marine dinoflagellates and freshwater or brackish water cyanobacteria, and is a member of the paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs).

Saxitoxin Saxitoxin (STX) is a neurotoxin produced by some marine dinoflagellates that can be accumulated in shellfish during toxic algal blooms known as Red Tide.

Aug 26, 2025 · Saxitoxin (STX, 1), a potent neurotoxin from shellfish, first isolated in 1957 (ref. 1), offers immense pharmaceutical potential owing to its interaction with voltage-gated sodium channels 2,...

Individuals handling saxitoxin or working in a laboratory where saxitoxin is being handled must receive training about potential risks from exposure to the toxin as well as safe handling of the toxin as …

Jul 22, 2025 · Saxitoxin is a neurotoxin from marine algae that causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning by disrupting the communication between nerve cells.

Oct 23, 2023 · Saxitoxin takes its name from the Alaskan butter clam (Saxidomus gigantea) from which it was first identified in 1937 by Hermann Sommer 1 and co-workers at the University of California, …

Saxitoxin and its derivatives, collectively referred to as paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), are unique among neurotoxins in that they are found in both marine and freshwater environments by organisms …

Saxitoxin is a carbamate alkaloid neurotoxin isolated from marine dinoflagellates and cyanobacteria that inhibits nerve conduction by blocking neuronal voltage-gated sodium channels in excitable cells.