PHG402-Quiz Lecture 1

The majority of marines-derived compounds come from

• algae

• sponges

• microorganisms

• mollusca

............. is seafood poisoning, caused by ingestion of coral reef fish that have become toxic through diet

• paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP)

• Tetrodotoxin toxicity

• Ciguatera

• Saxitoxin

Paralytic shellfish poisoning is caused by

• Ciguatoxin

• Tetrodotoxin

• Saxitoxin

• brevetoxin B

........................ are potent cytotoxic agents against L1210 (mouse lymphocytic leukemia cell line) at 100 pg/mL

• amphidinolides

• amphidinols

• bromophenols

• Palytoxins

........................... acts by increasing Ca2+ influx inside cells like cardiac glycosides causing cardiac arrest.

• Saxitoxin

• Amphidinol

• Goniodomin-A

• Palytoxin