Can you touch corals?
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frankthetank
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No one is going to die. When you touch them they'll just close up or shrink for a moment.
frankthetank
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Don't think so.
reefkprz
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Originally Posted by FranktheTank
No one is going to die. When you touch them they'll just close up or shrink for a moment.
no one eh....
Palytoxin is an incredibly complex marine natural product containing 71 stereochemical elements. Palytoxin, isolated from soft coral, is considered to be one of the most toxic non-peptide substances known, second only to Maitotoxin. Professor Yoshito Kishi's group at Harvard University first synthesized palytoxin in 1994. This feat is still considered today by many to be the greatest synthetic accomplishment ever.[1]
Palytoxin targets the sodium-potassium pump protein by binding to the molecule such that the molecule is locked in a position where it allows passive transport of both the sodium and potassium ions, thereby destroying the ion gradient that is essential for most cells.
Typical symptoms of palytoxin poisoning are angina-like chest pains, asthma-like breathing difficulties, tachycardia, unstable blood pressure, hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells), and an electrocardiogram showing an exaggerated T wave. The onset of symptoms is rapid, and death usually follows just minutes after.
Animal studies have shown that vasodilators, such as papverine and isosorbide nitrate, can be used as antidotes. The animal experiments only showed benefit if the antidotes were injected into the heart immediately following exposure.[1] Treatment in humans is symptomatic and supportive.
No one is going to die. When you touch them they'll just close up or shrink for a moment.
no one eh....
Palytoxin is an incredibly complex marine natural product containing 71 stereochemical elements. Palytoxin, isolated from soft coral, is considered to be one of the most toxic non-peptide substances known, second only to Maitotoxin. Professor Yoshito Kishi's group at Harvard University first synthesized palytoxin in 1994. This feat is still considered today by many to be the greatest synthetic accomplishment ever.[1]
Palytoxin targets the sodium-potassium pump protein by binding to the molecule such that the molecule is locked in a position where it allows passive transport of both the sodium and potassium ions, thereby destroying the ion gradient that is essential for most cells.
Typical symptoms of palytoxin poisoning are angina-like chest pains, asthma-like breathing difficulties, tachycardia, unstable blood pressure, hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells), and an electrocardiogram showing an exaggerated T wave. The onset of symptoms is rapid, and death usually follows just minutes after.
Animal studies have shown that vasodilators, such as papverine and isosorbide nitrate, can be used as antidotes. The animal experiments only showed benefit if the antidotes were injected into the heart immediately following exposure.[1] Treatment in humans is symptomatic and supportive.
lion_crazz
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Though it will not kill them, it will stress them if you touch their tissue. When you handle corals, try to touch them on their base, the rock they are attached to, or somewhere else where there is not tissue.
lion_crazz
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That is usually a very good idea. I find that it is hard to handle corals with gloves on.
lion_crazz
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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
palytoxins are dangerous.... don't get me wrong most people are not going tio die but..... well most people dont die from bee stings but.......
Yes, I agree. Ignorance is NOT bliss.
palytoxins are dangerous.... don't get me wrong most people are not going tio die but..... well most people dont die from bee stings but.......
Yes, I agree. Ignorance is NOT bliss.
frankthetank
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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
no one eh....
Palytoxin is an incredibly complex marine natural product containing 71 stereochemical elements. Palytoxin, isolated from soft coral, is considered to be one of the most toxic non-peptide substances known, second only to Maitotoxin. Professor Yoshito Kishi's group at Harvard University first synthesized palytoxin in 1994. This feat is still considered today by many to be the greatest synthetic accomplishment ever.[1]
Palytoxin targets the sodium-potassium pump protein by binding to the molecule such that the molecule is locked in a position where it allows passive transport of both the sodium and potassium ions, thereby destroying the ion gradient that is essential for most cells.
Typical symptoms of palytoxin poisoning are angina-like chest pains, asthma-like breathing difficulties, tachycardia, unstable blood pressure, hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells), and an electrocardiogram showing an exaggerated T wave. The onset of symptoms is rapid, and death usually follows just minutes after.
Animal studies have shown that vasodilators, such as papverine and isosorbide nitrate, can be used as antidotes. The animal experiments only showed benefit if the antidotes were injected into the heart immediately following exposure.[1] Treatment in humans is symptomatic and supportive.
***) uh.... ok.
no one eh....
Palytoxin is an incredibly complex marine natural product containing 71 stereochemical elements. Palytoxin, isolated from soft coral, is considered to be one of the most toxic non-peptide substances known, second only to Maitotoxin. Professor Yoshito Kishi's group at Harvard University first synthesized palytoxin in 1994. This feat is still considered today by many to be the greatest synthetic accomplishment ever.[1]
Palytoxin targets the sodium-potassium pump protein by binding to the molecule such that the molecule is locked in a position where it allows passive transport of both the sodium and potassium ions, thereby destroying the ion gradient that is essential for most cells.
Typical symptoms of palytoxin poisoning are angina-like chest pains, asthma-like breathing difficulties, tachycardia, unstable blood pressure, hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells), and an electrocardiogram showing an exaggerated T wave. The onset of symptoms is rapid, and death usually follows just minutes after.
Animal studies have shown that vasodilators, such as papverine and isosorbide nitrate, can be used as antidotes. The animal experiments only showed benefit if the antidotes were injected into the heart immediately following exposure.[1] Treatment in humans is symptomatic and supportive.
***) uh.... ok.
reefforbrains
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Gloves work. Ounce of prevention if you are not sure about the species could really be a good thing.
would be an interesting thread to see what corals bothered folks. Elegance and anenomes are a given but who out there really is bothered when they move stuff around.
would be an interesting thread to see what corals bothered folks. Elegance and anenomes are a given but who out there really is bothered when they move stuff around.
frankthetank
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Anenomes are not corals.