Seaweed dermatitis: structure of lyngbyatoxin A

Science. 1979 Apr 13;204(4389):193-5. doi: 10.1126/science.107586.

Abstract

A highly inflammatory and vesicatory substance, lyngbyatoxin A, has been isolated from the lipid extract of a Hawaiian shallow-water variety of Lyngbya majuscula Gomont; its gross structure was determined from chemical and spectral data. Lyngbyatoxin A is closely related to teleocidin B, a poisonous substance associated with several strains of Streptomyces.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / toxicity*
  • Animals
  • Cyanobacteria*
  • Dermatitis, Contact / etiology*
  • Dermotoxins*
  • Indoles / toxicity
  • Marine Toxins*
  • Mice

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Dermotoxins
  • Indoles
  • Marine Toxins