domoic acid
do·mo·ic acid
noun \də-ˈmō-ik-\Definition of DOMOIC ACID
: a neurotoxic analog C15H21NO6 of glutamic acid that is produced by some diatoms (especially genus Pseudonitzschia) and has caused poisoning in vertebrates (as whales, birds, and humans) that have consumed diatom-contaminated fish or shellfish
