title: A rapid analysis of water for anatoxin a, the unstable toxic alkaloid from Anabaena flos-aquae, the stable non-toxic alkaloids left after bioreduction and a related amine which may be nature's precursor to anatoxin a.
abstract: Poisoning of animals by Anabaena Flos-Aquae alkaloid is a common, but sporadic event (1). Anatoxin A is the toxic principle responsible for acute fatalities (2), and tends to disappear along with the toxicity within a few days of the event, thus complicating diagnosis. This report reveals our simplified analytical methodology for Anatoxin A (2-acetyl-9-azabicyclo[4.2.1] non-2,3-ene), for the non-toxic compounds into which it bioreduces, the chair and boat forms of 2-acetyl-9-azabicyclo[4.2.1] nonane, and for an as yet uncharacterized amine C10H15N.
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D000458:Cyanobacteria; D000087522:Cyanobacteria Toxins; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D052998:Microcystins; D014326:Tropanes; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D000087522:Cyanobacteria Toxins; D008387:Marine Toxins; D052998:Microcystins; D014326:Tropanes; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C509783:anatoxin a