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Marine organisms represent a largely unexplored source of unique toxic chemicals. These toxins are produced by the organisms as defense weapons against their predators. Several potent compounds demonstrating antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo have been isolated from marine organisms, e. g., the bryostatins (from Bugula neritina), dolastin 10 (from Dolabella auricularia) and halichondrine B (from Halichondria okadat) [61]. 

Fig. 30-1. Toxicity, in mouse LD50 (see Table 30-2), plotted against the quantity of toxin required to provide a theoretically effective open-air aerosol exposure, under ideal meteorological conditions, to an area of 100 km2. Although the toxicity is based on direct studies with mice, it is believed to be very similar in humans. The mathematical model corrects for human parameters such as respiration. Ricin, saxitoxin, and botulinum, and trichothecene mycotoxins (T-2) kill at the concentrations depicted. Adapted from Spertzel RO, Wannemacher RW, Patrick WC, Linden CD, Franz DR. Technical Ramifications of Inclusion of Toxins in the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Alexandria, Va Defense Nuclear Agency 1992 18. DNA Technical Report 92-116.

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