Occurrence of tetrodotoxin in the flatworm Planocera multitentaculata.
The paralytic toxin which occurs in a flatworm Planocera multitentaculata was partially purified by column chromatography using Bio-Gel P-2 and Bio-Rex 70 (H+ form). Thin-layer chromatographic, electrophoretic and gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analyses demonstrated that the flatworm toxin is tetrodotoxin.
D000818:Animals; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000032:analysis*; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D013779:Tetrodotoxin