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FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS PART A-CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS CONTROL EXPOSURE & RISK ASSESSMENT
Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 117-127Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.615069
Keywords
seafood; natural toxicants; chromatography - LC/MS; bioassay
Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [40821004, 30571426]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KZCX2-YW-Q07-04]
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS)
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Consumption of nassariid gastropods often leads to poisoning incidents in some coastal provinces in China. To elucidate the pattern of toxicity dynamics and origin of toxins, samples of gastropod Nassarius spp. were collected from late May to early August 2007 from Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, where the poisoning incidents have been frequently reported. Toxicity was first screened with the mouse bioassay method, and tetrodotoxin and its analogues (TTXs) were analysed with high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with an ion-trap mass spectrometer (HPLC-MSn). The toxicity of nassariid N. semiplicatus showed an 'M'-shaped pattern of fluctuation during the sampling season. Two peaks of toxicity appeared in late May and late July. The maximum toxicity was recorded on 24 May, with the value of 846 mouse unit (MU) g(-1) of tissue (wet weight). TTX and its analogues trideoxyTTX, 4-epiTTX, anhydroTTX and oxoTTX were detected in the nassariid samples. TrideoxyTTX but not TTX was the major toxin in all the samples. No paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) was detected in the sample with the maximum toxicity by HPLC-FLD analysis. Variation of TTX content in the tissue of nassariid gastropods correlates well with the dynamics of toxicity. It is suggested that TTXs are the major toxins corresponding to the toxicity of the nassariids, and May and July are the high-risk seasons for consumption of nassariids, which is critical for the management of poisoning incidents.
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