Description
Cylindrospermopsin is a cyanotoxin produced by a variety of freshwater cyanobacteria. It is a polycyclic uracil derivative containing guanidine and sulfate groups, which can inhibit protein synthesis and covalently modify DNA or RNA.
Synonyms
2,4(1h,3h)-pyrimidinedione,6-(hydroxy(2,2a,3,4,5,5a,6,7-octahydro-3-methyl-4-(;5a-alpha,7-beta(r*))-(-)-h;cylindrospermopsin;sulfooxy)-1h-1,8,8b-triazaacenaphthylen-7-yl)methyl)-,(2a-alpha,3-alpha,4-alp;6-[(R)-Hydroxy[(2aS,3R,4S,5aS,7R)-2,2a,3,4,5,5a,6,7-octahydro-3-methyl-4-(sulfooxy)-1H-1,8,8b-triazaacenaphthylen-7-yl]methyl]-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione