Tinyatoxin

Tinyatoxin
Identifiers
58821-95-7 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.165.094
MeSH tinyatoxin
PubChem 442098
Properties
C36H38O8
Molar mass 598.69 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Tinyatoxin
Heat Above Peak (SR: 5,300,000,000)

Tinyatoxin (TTX or TTN) is a highly irritant analog of resiniferatoxin and capsaicin. It occurs naturally in Euphorbia poissonii.[1]

It is a neurotoxin and (like its analogs) acts via vanilloid receptors of sensory nerves.[2] Tinyatoxin has a potential for pharmaceutical uses similar to uses of capsaicin. Tinyatoxin is about one third as strong as resiniferatoxin.

References

  1. Euphorbia poissonii in BoDD Botanical Dermatology Database
  2. Szallasi, A. & Blumberg, P.M. (1991). "Characterization of vanilloid receptors in the dorsal horn of pig spinal cord". Brain Res. 547 (2): 335–338. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(91)90982-2. PMID 1884211.


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