代谢
四箭毒的代谢来源尚不确定。尚未确定藻类来源,直到最近,四箭毒被认为是宿主的代谢产物。然而,最近的报告显示,包括弧菌科菌株、假单胞菌和发光杆菌属细菌在内的几种细菌能够产生四箭毒/无水四箭毒,这一发现指向了这一毒素家族的细菌来源。
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)