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The most toxic NON-PROTENIOUS toxin (I don't know what class it falls under). Botulinius toxin is a protein ... tetanus, ricin, almost all bacterial
toxins are proteins and that is one reason why they are so toxic. Saxitoxin is probably the most toxic alkaloid and Batrachotoxin (from the poison
dart frogs) is the most toxic steroidal toxin.
If you really want to isolate toxins, Palytoxin is too much of a bitch to obtain as culturing the coral is way too time consuming and complicating.
Best bets are Botox, Saxitoxin, Anatoxin, Domoic acid, Ricin, tetrodotoxin and mycotoxins.
If anyone is interested in isolating C. Botulinum then I would post some selecting specs. I am working on Saxitoxin and related dinoflagellate toxins
right now.
[Edited on 14-4-2003 by Boob Raider] |