Production of tetrodotoxin and its derivatives by Pseudomonas sp. isolated from the skin of a pufferfish

Mari Yotsu, Tomoko Yamazaki, Yuko Meguro, Amane Endo, Michio Murata, Hideo Naoki, Takeshi Yasumoto

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Abstract

Bacteria isolated from the skin of the pufferfish Fugu poecilonotus were screened for tetrodotoxin production. Tetrodotoxin and its derivatives were detected by HPLC analyses in broth cultures of a Pseudomonas sp. Upon alkali treatment the compounds yielded, as do tetrodotoxin and its derivatives, 2-amino-6-hydroxymethyl-8-hydroxyquinazoline, the identity of which was confirmed, after methylation or trimethylsilylation, by HPLC, mass spectrometry and gas chromatography - mass spectrometry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-228
Number of pages4
JournalToxicon
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1987

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