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New tetrodotoxin analogs in Brazilian pufferfishes tissues and microbiome

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Chimetto Tonon, Luciane A. [1] ; de Azevedo, Gustavo P. R. [2] ; Monteiro, Afif F. [1] ; Bernardi, I, Darlon ; Gubiani, Juliana R. [3] ; Ioca, Laura P. [3] ; Mattsson, Hannah K. [3] ; Moreira, Ana Paula B. [2] ; Gomes, Alexandre F. [4] ; Pires Junior, Osmindo R. [5] ; Pedrosa, Carolina da S. G. [6] ; Souza, Leticia R. Q. [6] ; Rehen, Stevens K. [7, 6] ; Thompson, Cristiane C. [2] ; Thompson, Fabiano L. [2] ; Berlinck, Roberto G. S. [3]
Total Authors: 16
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim Sao Carlos, CP 780, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[2] Fed Univ Rio de Janeiro UFRJ, Inst Biol, Lab Microbiol, SAGE COPPE, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
[3] Bernardi, Darlon, I, Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim Sao Carlos, CP 780, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[4] Waters Technol Brazil, Barueri, SP - Brazil
[5] Brasilia Univ, Biol Inst, Lab Toxicol, Brasilia, DF - Brazil
[6] DOr Inst Res & Educ IDOR, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
[7] Fed Univ Rio de Janeiro UFRJ, Inst Biomed Sci, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: Chemosphere; v. 242, MAR 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

While tetrodotoxin (TTX) is commonly found in pufferfish tissues, it is unclear if bacterial symbionts isolated from pufferfish tissues can produce TTX. In this investigation, UPLC qTOE-MS/MS analysis of tissue extracts obtained from Sphoeroides spengleri and Canthigaster figuereidoi identified TTX in their composition, indicating their consumption is unsafe. UPLC qTOE-MS/MS analysis coupled with Molecular Networking indicated new TTX analogs (methyl-TTX, TTX-acetate, hydroxypropyl-TTX and glycerol-TTX). Bacterial extracts from sixteen strains revealed a compound with a {[}M+H](+) ion at m/z 320.1088, identical to TTX. However, TTX itself was not detected in these cultures by UPLC-MS/MS. Neurotoxicity of Vibrio A665 purified fraction 2 (with precursor {[}M+H](+) ion at m/z 320.1088) was significant in human neural stem cells (hNSCs), but the Na-v blockage activity was not confirmed by the veratridine/ouabain essays, indicating a possible difference in the mechanism of action between the bacterium A665 purified fraction 2 and TTX. Vibrios symbionts of pufferfish point out involving in the production of TTX precursors. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/50228-8 - Biodiversity components, and their metabolic characters, of Brazilian Islands: an integrated approach
Grantee:Roberto Gomes de Souza Berlinck
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 16/14375-4 - Omics tools applied to the discovery of tetrodotoxin producing organisms and biosynthetic genes
Grantee:Luciane Alessandra Chimetto Tonon
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral