代谢
四度otoxin的代谢来源尚不确定。没有发现藻类来源,直到最近,四度otoxin还被认为是宿主的代谢产物。然而,最近有报道称,包括Vibrionaceae家族的菌株、Pseudomonas sp.和Photobacterium phosphoreum在内的几种细菌能够产生四度otoxin/无水四度otoxin,这一发现指向了这类毒素的细菌来源。
The metabolic source of tetrodotoxin is uncertain. No algal source has been identified, and until recently tetrodotoxin was assumed to be a metabolic product of the host. However, recent reports of the production of tetrodotoxin/anhydrotetrodotoxin by several bacterial species, including strains of the family Vibrionaceae, Pseudomonas sp., and Photobacterium phosphoreum, point toward a bacterial origin of this family of toxins.
来源:Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)