Investigations into the Toxicology of Spirolides, a Group of Marine Phycotoxins

Spirolides are marine phycotoxins produced by the dinoflagellates Alexandrium ostenfeldii and A. peruvianum. Here we report that 13-desmethyl spirolide C shows little cytotoxicity when incubated with various cultured mammalian cell lines. When administered to mice by intraperitoneal (ip) injection,...

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Main Authors: Munday, Rex, Quilliam, Michael A., LeBlanc, Patricia, Lewis, Nancy, Gallant, Pamela, Sperker, Sandra A., Ewart, H. Stephen, MacKinnon, Shawna L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277094/