Marine Biotoxins: Laboratory Culture and Molecular Structure

Abstract

Toxic cultures of Gambierdiscus toxicus have been established. Bioassays (mouse lethality) and pharmacological profiles indicate that the toxins are maitotoxin and a toxin which has the pharmacological profile of ciguatoxin but has reduced lethality. These results must be confirmed by replication. Small amounts of ciguatoxin are being purified from moray eel viscera procured on Tarawa atoll, Kiribati, and from locally caught yellow amberjack, Seriola dumerilii. Keywords: Marine biotoxins; Ciguatoxin; Maitotoxin; Palytoxin; Gambierdiscus toxicus; Marine toxin; Lab animals; RA I.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214747

Entities

People

  • Paul J. Scheuer

Organizations

  • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Culture Techniques
  • Fish
  • Lethality
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Molecular Structure
  • Poisoning
  • Rodents
  • Toxicity
  • Wildlife

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