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Occurrence of tetrodotoxin in the starfishAstropecten latespinosus

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A toxin causing paralysis was detected in the starfishAstropecten latespinosus. The toxin was purified by a method consisting of charcoal treatment and chromatography on CM-Sephadex C-25 and Bio-Rex 70. The toxin was identified as tetrodotoxin by its behavior in thin-layer chromatography and electrophoresis and its1H-NMR spectrum.

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  1. Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, 113, Tokyo, Japan

    J. Maruyama, T. Noguchi, J. K. Jeon, T. Harada & K. Hashimoto

  2. Fukui Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station, 914, Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan

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  1. J. Maruyama
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Acknowledgment. This work was in part supported by a research fund from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.

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Maruyama, J., Noguchi, T., Jeon, J.K. et al. Occurrence of tetrodotoxin in the starfishAstropecten latespinosus. Experientia 40, 1395–1396 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951908

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