Author:
Suo Rei,Tanaka Makoto,Asano Masaki,Nakahigashi Ryota,Adachi Masaatsu,Nishikawa Toshio,Ogiso Shouzo,Matsubara Hajime,Suzuki Nobuo,Itoi Shiro
Abstract
AbstractTetrodotoxin (TTX), one of the most potent naturally occurring neurotoxins, has been detected in both marine and terrestrial organisms. The marine polyclad flatworm Planocera multitentaculata is known to contain high levels of TTX throughout its life cycle, including in the egg and larval stages. We recently reported that P. multitentaculata from the coastal area of Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan, possesses TTX analogs including 5,6,11-trideoxyTTX, monodeoxyTTXs, dideoxyTTXs, and 11-norTTX-6(S)-ol. It is not known whether all P. multitentaculata occurring in the Japanese archipelago possess major TTX analogs, or whether regional variations in TTX profile exist. In this study, we used high-resolution liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry to investigate the content profile of TTX and its analogs in P. multitentaculata collected from several regions of the Japanese coast. We detected TTX and its major analogs 5,6,11-trideoxyTTX, dideoxyTTXs, monodeoxyTTXs, and 11-norTTX-6(S)-ol in all specimens regardless of the sampling site. In addition, their relative proportions showed a similar pattern. These results suggest that the flatworm may have mechanisms involved in maintaining the proportions of TTX and its analogs in the body. How the toxic flatworms acquire the highly concentrated toxins and maintain the proportions of TTXs is therefore of great interest and further investigation.
Funder
Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Nihon University
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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