Brevetoxin B (PbTx-2)

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Catalog Number	orb65807
Formula	C₅₀H₇₀O₁₄
Purity	> 95% by HPLC
Tested applications	HPLC, NMR
Conjugation	Unconjugated
CAS Number	[79580-28-2]
MW	895.1
Note	For research use only.
Target	Brevetoxin B
Storage	Stable at -25°C for 2 years.
Expiration Date	12 months from date of receipt.
Description	A polycyclic polyether, isolated from marine dinoflagellate Karenia breve (Ptychodiscus brevis, or Gymnodinium breve in earlier literatures) is one of the toxins responsible for the 'red tide' massive fish kills. This compound forms a ladder-like-arranged multiple ring structure with an unusual acrolein side-chain on one of the terminal rings. Together with other congeners, they are known to disrupt neurotransmission by opening sodium channels.