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Paralytic toxicity was detected by tetrodotoxin bioassay in eight specimens of Atergatis floridus and seven specimens of Demania reynaudi, collected from Taiwan in 1994. The toxicity of crab specimens was 161 +/- 115 (mean +/- S.D.) mouse units (MU) for A. floridus and 640 +/- 273 MU for D. reynaudi. The respective toxins were partially purified from specimens of A. floridus and D. reynaudi by ultrafiltration using a Diaflo YM-1 membrane, followed by chromatography on a Bio-Gel P-2 column. Electrophoresis, thin-layer chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, ultraviolet spectrum and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry indicated that the toxin of A. floridus was mainly composed of tetrodotoxin (85%), along with minor gonyautoxin 1-4 (15%), and the toxin of D. reynaudi was mainly composed of tetrodotoxin (88%), along with minor gonyautoxin 2-4 and neosaxitoxin (12%).
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- Y H Tsai
- Department of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, R.O.C
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Paralytic toxicity was detected by paralytic shellfish poison bioassay for all 17 specimens of the xanthid crab A. germaini collected from northern Taiwan in November 1993. The average toxicity of crab specimens was 3809 +/- 2591 mouse units (mean +/- S.D.). The toxin was partially purified from ethanolic extract of the crab by ultrafiltration and Bio-Gel P-2 column chromatography. Electrophoresis, TLC, HPLC, ultraviolet spectrum and GC-MS analyses indicated that the crab toxin was composed of gonyautoxin 3 (50%), neosaxitoxin and saxitoxin (7%), a novel paralytic shellfish poison-like toxin (40%) and tetrodotoxin (3%).
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- Y H Tsai
- Department of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Republic of China
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Paralytic toxicity was detected by tetrodotoxin (TTX) bioassay in all 15 specimens of the xanthid crab Lophozozymus pictor collected from northern Taiwan in 1993. The average toxicity of crab specimens was 921 +/- 231 (mean +/- S.E.) mouse units. The toxin of crab was partially purified and then identified. It was found that the crab toxin contained TTX and gonyautoxin. The ratio of TTX to gonyautoxin for crab toxin was about 9:1.
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- Y H Tsai
- Department of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung
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Cheng CA, Hwang DF, Tsai YH, Chen HC, Jeng SS, Noguchi T, Ohwada K, Hasimoto K. Microflora and tetrodotoxin-producing bacteria in a gastropod, Niotha clathrata. Food Chem Toxicol 1995; 33:929-34. [PMID: 7590540 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(95)00061-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Shellfish (Niotha clathrata) were collected in both July and November from three locations in Taiwan (Pingtung, Kaohsiung and Chiai Prefecture) and assayed for anatomical distribution of tetrodotoxin (TTX) and aerobic heterotrophic bacteria. Pingtung specimens showed higher toxicity than those from Kaohsiung and Chiai, and did not show much seasonal variation. At each site, the total aerobic bacterial counts in November samples were higher than in July. The predominant genera were Vibrio, Pseudomonas, Pasteurella, Aeromonas and Plesiomonas. Vibrio comprised more than 35% of the genera, with V. alginolyticus as the major species. The viable counts of Vibrio species were higher in November than in July. However, the results did not suggest any relationship between the total count or viable count and the toxicity of the shellfish. HPLC, UV and gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analyses demonstrated that some of the bacteria isolated, such as V. alginolyticus, V. parahaemolyticus, Pseudomonas spp. Plesiomonas sp. and Aeromonas sp., produced TTX and/or related substances.
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- C A Cheng
- Department of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, R.O.C
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Paralytic toxicity was detected in the gastropod mollusc Niotha clathrata collected from South Taiwan in April and November 1993. Each seasonal toxin was partially purified from toxic specimens of N. clathrata by ultrafiltration using a membrane (Diaflo YM-2), followed by chromatography on a column (Bio-Gel P-2). Two toxin fractions (I and II) were then obtained for each seasonal shell toxin. The ratio of fraction I to fraction II for each seasonal shell toxin was about 4:1 according to tetrodotoxin bioassay. Based on analyses by TLC, electrophoresis, and HPLC, fraction I toxin contained tetrodotoxin and its derivative anhydrotetrodotoxin, and fraction II toxin contained gonyautoxin-3 for each seasonal shell toxin.
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- D F Hwang
- Department of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Republic of China
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Hwang DF, Chen MY, Yoshida T, Jeng SS. Toxic effects of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate on the tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 1993; 26:285-292. [PMID: 7507819 DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1993.1057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The toxic effects of linear alkybenzene sulfonate (LAS) on the larvae and juveniles of tiger prawn Penaeus monodon were tested. The 24-hr LC50 values of LAS were 0.06, 0.10, and 3.11 ppm for the zoea 2nd substage, mysis 2nd substage (M2), and postlarva 12th substage (PL12) of the tiger prawn, respectively. The 48-hr LC50 values of LAS were 0.07, 1.03, and 4.36 ppm for M2, PL12, and postlarva 15th substage of the tiger prawn, respectively. The hepatopancreatic glutathione (GSH) in juvenile tiger prawn was obviously depleted when LAS concentration was over 1.0 ppm. The hepatopancreatic GSH content of tiger prawn exposed to solutions of greater than 1.0 ppm LAS was difficult to raise to normal levels, even after the tiger prawns were switched to an LAS-free solution. The activity of malate dehydrogenase in the serum of juvenile tiger prawns exposed to 10.0 ppm LAS solution was significantly increased.
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- D F Hwang
- Graduate School of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Republic of China
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Nearly 300 specimens of the gastropod mollusc Niotha clathrata were collected in South Taiwan. All specimens were assayed for toxicity by the official method for tetrodotoxin (TTX). The frequency value of toxic specimens in N. clathrata was 30.0%, 68.0% and 80.4% at Anping, Chiating and Tungkang, respectively. The highest lethal potency of a gastropod specimen was 1900 mouse units (MU). The specimens collected from Tungkang showed the highest frequency of toxic specimens and toxicity, followed by those from Chiating and Anping. The specimens collected in autumn and spring showed higher toxicity than those collected in other seasons. Moreover, another 17 specimens of N. clathrata were collected for testing the toxin secretion by electric shock treatment. It is found that the gastropod did not secrete any additional toxin when electric shock treatment was performed twice at approximately 1-hr intervals. The toxicity of secreted toxin was 206 MU.
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- D F Hwang
- Graduate School of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, R.O.C
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Food poisoning incidents due to ingesting the cultured purple clam Soletellina diphos occurred in western Taiwan in February 1991. Clam specimens, sediment and the dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarensis were collected and assayed for lethality as paralytic shellfish poison (PSP). The lethality of purple clam, wet sediment and phytoplankton was 1700 mouse units per specimen (MU/specimen), 0.05 MU/g and 3.6 x 10(-5) MU/cell, respectively. The toxins obtained from clam, sediment and phytoplankton consisted of gonyautoxins 1-4, along with trace amounts of neosaxitoxin.
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- D F Hwang
- Graduate School of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Republic of China
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The lethalities of 102 specimens of three species of the gastropod mollusk Nassariidae, collected from fish markets in Taiwan, were examined. The frequency of toxicity in Zeuxis scalaris and Z. castus-like specimens was 94 and 41%, respectively. The range of lethal potency in toxic specimens of Zeuxis scalaris and Z. castus-like was 2-140 and 2-13 mouse units, respectively, while all tissues of Z. castus were non-toxic. The toxins were partially purified from the toxic specimens of Z. scalaris and Z. castus-like. Two toxin fractions were obtained from the extract of each species of Nassariidae by using Bio-Gel P-2 column chromatography. Analyses by thin layer chromatography, electrophoresis, high performance liquid chromatography and ultraviolet spectroscopy, showed that toxin fraction I contained tetrodotoxin while toxin fraction II contained a new neurotoxin.
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- D F Hwang
- Department of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Republic of China
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Lai KH, Chang FY, Tsay SH, Lu LC, Cheng JT, Jeng SS, Wu TC, Ng WW, Jeng JS, Lee SD. Medical treatment of duodenal ulcer: acid inhibition or Helicobacter pylori eradication? J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1991; 6:141-4. [PMID: 1912420 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1991.tb01454.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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To ascertain whether acid inhibition or Helicobacter pylori (HP) colonization is the decisive factor in the healing of duodenal ulcer, we treated 54 patients with famotidine and carried out long-term follow-up. Helicobacter pylori colonization was found in 70.4% of patients before treatment. There were no differences in the pre-treatment characteristics between patients with HP positive or HP negative ulcers. The 4-week and 8-week healing rates after famotidine treatment were 72.5% and 82.4% respectively. No difference in HP colonization was found between patients with ulcer healed and those with ulcer not healed (78.4% vs 64.3% at 4th week and 77.3% vs 71.4% at 8th week, P greater than 0.05). In patients with ulcer healed at 4th week, the intragastric pH was raised significantly and the antral acute inflammation was less severe than those with ulcer not healed. Ulcer recurrence was found in 76.9% of patients within 1 year, but there was no difference in ulcer recurrence between the patients with positive or negative HP colonization at the time of ulcer healing. Our results suggest that duodenal ulcer healing and recurrence are closely related to acid inhibition rather than to HP colonization.
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- K H Lai
- Division of Gastroenterology, Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China
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The organs of 195 specimens of 4 species of the gastropod Naticidae, collected from fish markets in Taiwan, were assayed for toxicity. The calf moon shell Natica vitellus contained weak toxicity (10-99 MU/g) in the muscle and digestive gland. The bladder moon shell Polinices didyma contained moderate (100-999 MU/g) and weak toxicity in the muscle and digestive gland, respectively. The digestive gland in 1 out of 20 specimens of the pear-shaped moon shell P. tumidus was toxic (4 MU/g). All tissues of the butterfly moon shell N. alapapilionis were non-toxic. The toxins were partially purified from the toxic specimens of the calf moon shell and the bladder moon shell, and identified to be tetrodotoxin and anhydrotetrodotoxin.
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- D F Hwang
- Department of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Republic of China
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Paralytic toxicity was detected in 28 of 38 specimens of the gastropod mollusk Natica lineata (lined moon shell). The highest toxicity, expressed as tetrodotoxin (TTX), was 720 mouse units per gram (MU/g) muscle, followed by other parts which included salivary gland, brain and mouth organs (28 MU/g) and digestive gland (12 MU/g). The toxin was partially purified by ultrafiltration and Bio-Gel P-2 column chromatography. The toxin showed a specific toxicity (as TTX) of 620 MU/mg. Results of analyses by thin layer chromatography, cellulose acetate membrane electrophoresis and high performance liquid chromatography showed that the toxin was composed of TTX and anhydrotetrodotoxin. This is the first time that TTX and its related substance have been found in this species of gastropod.
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- D F Hwang
- Department of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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The lined moon shell Natica lineata secretes tetrodotoxin (TTX) in response to an external stimulation such as removal from the seawater. The toxin released from the shellfish contained 14-361 mouse units of TTX per specimen. The shellfish did not secrete any further toxin when seawater removal was repeated over four times at about 1 hr intervals. All specimens recovered TTX secreting ability when they were kept in an aquarium for 5 days.
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- D F Hwang
- Department of Marine Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Republic of China
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Hwang DF, Wang WC, Chung HM, Jeng SS. First identification of acute tetrodotoxin-associated food poisoning in Taiwan. Taiwan Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi 1989; 88:289-91. [PMID: 2794928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Attempt was made to elucidate the responsible toxin in fish which recently caused food poisoning in Ilan County, Taiwan. The causative fish was assayed for anatomical distribution of toxicity (as tetrodotoxin). The roe showed the highest toxicity (1200 mouse units per gram, abbreviated as MU/g), followed by the dermis (150 MU/g) and muscle (120 MU/g). The toxins were partially purified from the methanolic extracts of the fish muscle and roe by ultrafiltration and Bio-Gel P-2 column chromatography. Thin-layer chromatography, cellulose acetate membrane electrophoresis and high performance liquid chromatography analysis demonstrated that the toxins consisted of tetrodotoxin and anhydrotetrodotoxin. It was concluded that the causative agent of the above food poisoning was tetrodotoxin.
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Common carp always has higher zinc concentration in viscera than other carps. To determine the relationship between the dietary zinc level and zinc concentration in common carp, the fish were fed diets containing 17, 294, 1,007 and 1,974 ppm zinc for 8 weeks, and the zinc concentration in each tissue was measured. It was found that the group of fish fed 17 ppm zinc had the highest growth rate. When the dietary concentration of zinc was lower than 294 ppm, the zinc concentrations in the tissues were similar during the 8 weeks of experiment. The zinc accumulated in the fish when the dietary zinc concentration was higher than 1,007 ppm. Zinc accumulated first in the digestive tract, then in the skeletal tissues and then in skin and muscle. Common carp and silver carp were fed the same diet from hatchling till adult. The results indicated that no matter whether the feed was natural food or artificial feed containing 300 ppm of zinc or artificial feed containing 25 ppm of zinc, the zinc concentrations in common carp were several times higher than silver carp. We concluded that the fact that common carp had higher zinc concentrations than other carps was not caused by the diet, but might arise from the fact that the absorption rate of zinc was higher.
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