n :  a neurotoxic analog C₁₅H₂₀NO₆ of glutamic acid that is produced by some diatoms (esp. genus Pseudonitzschia) and has caused poisoning in vertebrates (as whales, birds, and humans) that have consumed diatom-contaminated fish or shellfish .
 
 
 
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