Transformation of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins as Demonstrated in Scallop Homogenates

Transformation of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins as Demonstrated in Scallop Homogenates

Toxins in shellfish, which are responsible for paralytic poisonings, undergo reductive transformation when incubated with the homogenate of various portions of the scallop, Placopecten magellanicus. The transformation includes the reductive elimination of O-sulfate groups, a change that is most evid...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1981-05, Vol.212 (4494), p.547-549
Hauptverfasser: Shimizu, Yuzuru, Yoshioka, Masako
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Animals
Biotransformation
Cell lines
Cultured cells
DNA
Health aspects
Inactivation, Metabolic
KB cells
Mollusca - metabolism
Muscles
Muscles - metabolism
Neutrophils
Oxidation-Reduction
Paralytic shellfish poisoning
Saxitoxin
Saxitoxin - metabolism
Scallops
Shellfish
Toxicity
Toxins
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Zusammenfassung:Toxins in shellfish, which are responsible for paralytic poisonings, undergo reductive transformation when incubated with the homogenate of various portions of the scallop, Placopecten magellanicus. The transformation includes the reductive elimination of O-sulfate groups, a change that is most evident in the locomotor tissue homogenates. The commercially important adductor muscles can also inactivate the toxins.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.7209548