Ovatoxin-a IK2 (C129H223N3O52), ovatoxin-d IK2 (C129H223N3O53), and ovatoxin-e IK2 (C129H223N3O53) were tentatively assigned to 42-hydroxy-17,44,70-trideoxypalytoxin, 42-hydroxy-17,70-dideoxypalytoxin and 42,82-dihydroxy-17,44,70-trideoxypalytoxin, respectively. The wide applicability of the method was suggested.