Pinnatoxin G

Pinnatoxin

Last updated at: Oct. 28, 2025

Recommended name
Pinnatoxin G
Synonyms
pinnatoxin-G
Recommended acronym
PnTX-G
Abbreviation

Progenitors

Name
Vulcanodinium rugosum

Vector Species

Name
Mytilus galloprovincialis

References

Rhodes et al.,, 2010
Rhodes, L.; Smith, K.; Selwood, A. I.; McNabb, P.; van Ginkel, R.; Holland, P. T.; Munday, R. Production of pinnatoxins by a peridinoid dinoflagellate isolated from Northland, New Zealand. Harmful Algae 2010, 9 (4), 384-389, Article. DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2010.01.008.
Rhodes et al.,, 2011
Rhodes, L., Smith, K., Selwood, A., McNabb, P., Munday, R., Suda, S., Molenaar, S., Hallegraeff, G., 2011. Dinoflagellate Vulcanodinium rugosum identified as the causative organism of pinnatoxins in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Phycologia 50(6), 624-628.
Hess et al.,, 2013
Hess, P., Abadie, E., Herve, F., Berteaux, T., Sechet, V., Araoz, R., Molgo, J., Zakarian, A., Sibat, M., Rundberget, T., Miles, C.O., Amzil, Z., 2013. Pinnatoxin G is responsible for atypical toxicity in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and clams (Venerupis decussata) from Ingril, a French Mediterranean lagoon. Toxicon 75, 16-26.
Nézan & Chomérat, 2011
Nézan, E., Chomérat, N., 2011. Vulcanodinium rugosum gen. et sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), un nouveau dinoflagellé marin de la côte méditerraneenne française. Cryptogamie, Algologie 32(1), 3-18.
Structure
Formula
C42H63NO7
Exact mono-isotopic mass
693.46045
Molfile
see other Chemfiles
Alternative molfiles
n/a
SMILES
C[C@@H](CN=C1CCCC(C[C@@H]2CC[C@](O)(C)[C@](O2)(O3)CC[C@@]3(O4)CCC[C@@H]4C5)=C)[C@@H](C)C[C@@]61[C@]([C@@H]7O[C@]85C[C@@H](C)[C@@H](O)[C@H]7O8)([H])C=C(C=C)CC6
Alternative SMILES
n/a
InChi key
HHJLLPFQZCUZAJ-HZOPFIBCSA-N
Alternative InChi keys
n/a
InChi
InChI=1S/C42H63NO7/c1-7-30-13-17-39-22-27(3)29(5)25-43-34(39)12-8-10-26(2)20-31-14-16-38(6,45)42(47-31)19-18-40(50-42)15-9-11-32(46-40)24-41-23-28(4)35(44)37(49-41)36(48-41)33(39)21-30/h7,21,27-29,31-33,35-37,44-45H,1-2,8-20,22-25H2,3-6H3/t27-,28+,29-,31-,32+,33+,35+,36-,37+,38+,39+,40+,41+,42+/m0/s1
Alternative InChis
Spectra available
True
Chem files
chemfiles/PnTX-G.mol chemfiles/PnTX-G.cdxml
Certified
True
Certified links
  • National Research Council Canada
    PnTX-G: Certified Calibration Solution for Pinnatoxin-G P. McCarron, S. Giddings, S. Crain, K. Thomas and M. Quilliam National Research Council of Canada CRM-PnTX-G is a certified calibration solution designed for analytical method development and accurate quantitation of PnTX-G. The concentration of CRM-PnTX-G makes it suitable for preparing a dilution series for calibration of liquid chromatography (LC) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) instrumentation, as well as for spiking shellfish control samples for recovery experiments.
Non certified reference material
Unknown

Chemical analysis

Research
True
Standardized
False
Validated
False
Official
n/a

Structure recognition assays

Research
Unknown
Standardized
Unknown
Validated
Unknown
Official
n/a

Functional assays

Research
True
Standardized
False
Validated
False
Official
n/a

Animal assays

Research
True
Standardized
Unknown
Validated
Unknown
Official
n/a
Regulatory status
False
Human toxic syndrome(s)
n/a
Organ system toxicity
n/a
Risk assessment
True
Molecular targets known
True
Molecular targets
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Toxic to aquatic animals
Unknown
TEF available
Unknown

Risk assessment References

ANSES,, 2019
ANSES, 2019. Opinion of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety on the assessment of the health risks associated with pinnatoxins in shellfish. French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Maisons-Alfort, France.
EFSA,, 2010
EFSA, 2010. Marine biotoxins in shellfish - Cyclic Imines (spirolides, gymnodimines, pinnatoxins and pteriatoxins), Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain; adopted on 5 July 2010. EFSA Journal 8(6), 1-39.
Notes
Philipp Hess
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