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- Title
Sulfo-Gambierones, Two New Analogs of Gambierone Produced by Gambierdiscus excentricus.
- Authors
Yon, Thomas; Sibat, Manoëlla; Robert, Elise; Lhaute, Korian; Holland, William C.; Litaker, R. Wayne; Bertrand, Samuel; Hess, Philipp; Réveillon, Damien
- Abstract
Ciguatera poisoning is caused by the ingestion of fish or shellfish contaminated with ciguatoxins produced by dinoflagellate species belonging to the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa. Unlike in the Pacific region, the species producing ciguatoxins in the Atlantic Ocean have yet to be definitely identified, though some ciguatoxins responsible for ciguatera have been reported from fish. Previous studies investigating the ciguatoxin-like toxicity of Atlantic Gambierdiscus species using Neuro2a cell-based assay identified G. excentricus as a potential toxin producer. To more rigorously characterize the toxin profile produced by this species, a purified extract from 124 million cells was prepared and partial characterization by high-resolution mass spectrometry was performed. The analysis revealed two new analogs of the polyether gambierone: sulfo-gambierone and dihydro-sulfo-gambierone. Algal ciguatoxins were not identified. The very low ciguatoxin-like toxicity of the two new analogs obtained by the Neuro2a cell-based assay suggests they are not responsible for the relatively high toxicity previously observed when using fractionated G. excentricus extracts, and are unlikely the cause of ciguatera in the region. These compounds, however, can be useful as biomarkers of the presence of G. excentricus due to their sensitive detection by mass spectrometry.
- Subjects
SHELLFISH; MASS spectrometry; SEAFOOD poisoning; TOXINS
- Publication
Marine Drugs, 2021, Vol 19, Issue 12, p657
- ISSN
1660-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/md19120657