Occurrence of palytoxin in the trigger fish Melichtys vidua.
The trigger fish Melichtys vidua, collected at Pingelap Atoll in Ponape in The Federated States of Micronesia, contained a potent toxin in the viscera, flesh, and digestive tracts with contents. The toxic principle appeared identical to palytoxin on the basis of toxicity and chromatographic properties.
D000178:Acrylamides; D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005397:Fish Venoms / Q000032:analysis*; D005400:Fishes, Poisonous; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D000095702:Polyether Toxins
D000178:Acrylamides; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms; D005397:Fish Venoms; C010272:palytoxin; D000095702:Polyether Toxins