The effect of arginine and adenosine on death time due to PSP intoxication

• Main Authors: Abad, Barbra Michelle F., Marquez, John Paulo R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1999
• Subjects: Seafood poisoning; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP); Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8737
• Institution: De La Salle University

Arginine and adenosine have structural features that are similar to that of Saxitoxin (STX). However, these compounds are non-toxic and are innate to the body. We hypothesize that either one or both of these compounds are capable of acting as mimics and thus prevent binding of STX o its target in th...