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First report on TTX levels of the yellow spotted pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus) in the Mediterranean Sea
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- PubMedID: 29698756 The differences of tetrodotoxin (TTX) levels in various parts of pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus) were examined in conjunction with the seasonal and sexual variations. The TTX levels in gonads, liver, intestines, skin and muscle tissue were determined using the Q-TOF LC/MS. Instrumental analysis revealed that all examined tissues from T. flavimaculosus contained high TTX concentrations. TTX levels in the gonads, liver, intestines, skin and muscle tissue of pufferfish were within the range of 5.03–100.71, 7.04–106.80, 12.59–86.30, 33.95–139.88 and 15.88–86.07 (µg/g), respectively. It was determined that in all seasons, except for summer, female individuals had higher TTX levels than males. Among all seasons, the highest level of TTX was found in winter and the lowest in autumn. Consequently, T. flavimaculosus is a highly toxic pufferfish that is dangerous for human consumption and should not be consumed under any circumstances. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd TOVAG-115O679 This research was financially supported by TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) ; TOVAG-115O679 [Determination of Sexual and Seasonal Variation of Tetrodotoxin (TTX) Levels in the Pufferfish from the Mersin Bay]. Appendix A
- Subjects :
- Muscle tissue
Male
Torquigener flavimaculosus
Range (biology)
Zoology
Tetrodotoxin
010501 environmental sciences
Biology
Toxicology
01 natural sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Mediterranean sea
medicine
Mediterranean Sea
Animals
Tissue Distribution
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Tetraodontiformes
musculoskeletal, neural, and ocular physiology
010401 analytical chemistry
Yellow spotted pufferfish
yellow spotted pufferfish
torquigener flavimaculosus
tetrodotoxin
Q-TOF LC/MS
north-eastern Mediterranean
0104 chemical sciences
medicine.anatomical_structure
chemistry
North-eastern mediterranean
Female
Seasons
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....66e15cb12e00bb8b00af84986019b9fc