$499,00
Human weight: up to 170 kg
Amount of substance: 1 g
Form of substance: small crystals
Composition: batrachotoxin, flavoring, food additives
Country of origin: India
Active ingredient: batrachotoxin
Concentration: 50%
Weight: total with bottle 80 grams
C31H42N2O6 is a naturally occurring alkaloid neurotoxin.
It is found in the skin and feathers of South American frogs of the genus Phyllobates (especially Phyllobates terribilis), as well as in some New Guinea birds.
It is not used in medicine or industry due to its extreme toxicity.
In small doses, it is studied in neurophysiology as a sodium channel blocker.
Batrachotoxin is one of the most potent non-protein poisons.
It disrupts voltage-gated sodium channels, causing irreversible depolarization of cell membranes and muscle paralysis.
The poison affects the heart and respiratory muscles.
It is tens of times more potent than curare and cyanide.
There is no antidote.
Lethal dose:
For humans, it is estimated at 0.002-0.01 mg/kg (meaning less than 100 μg can be fatal).
Contact through broken skin or mucous membranes can also be fatal.
Time to death:
1-3 minutes after parenteral administration, up to 30 minutes after skin absorption.
Death occurs from respiratory arrest and ventricular fibrillation.
Signs of poisoning:
• Burning sensation and numbness at the site of contact
• Muscle weakness, loss of coordination
• Convulsions, irregular heartbeat
• Drop in blood pressure, paralysis of the respiratory muscles
• Death with preserved consciousness due to asphyxia
It is detected in blood, skin, liver, heart, and lungs.
Methods: HPLC, mass spectrometry, and immunoassay.
Traces persist in tissues for up to 2-3 days after death.
Characteristic morphological signs include respiratory muscle paralysis, pulmonary edema, and congestion of the heart and brain.
Store in an airtight glass bottle.
Avoid exposure to air and light.
Shelf life: up to 2 years.
