scholarly journals Toxicity and Molecular Identification of Green ToadfishLagocephalus lunarisCollected from Kyushu Coast, Japan

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Nagashima ◽  
Takuya Matsumoto ◽  
Keisuke Kadoyama ◽  
Shoichiro Ishizaki ◽  
Makoto Terayama
Keyword(s):  
Food Poisoning ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence Analysis ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Pcr Products ◽  
Western Japan ◽  
Mouse Unit ◽  
The 16S Rrna Gene

Green toadfishLagocephalus lunarisinhabits tropical and subtropical seas and contains high tetrodotoxin (TTX) levels in the muscle as well as liver and gonad. In 2008 to 2009, food poisoning due to ingestingL. lunaisoccurred in Western Japan. Five specimens of green toadfish caught in Kyushu coast, Japan, were analyzed for toxicity, toxins, and species identification. All five specimens were toxic by bioassay. Comparing the maximum toxicity in tissues, ovary contained the most toxin (1810 mouse unit [MU]/g), followed by liver (341 MU/g), muscle (135 MU/g), skin (79 MU/g), and intestine (72 MU/g). Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis revealed that TTX was the major toxin. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene fragment of muscle mitochondrial DNA indicated that partial sequences of PCR products of four specimens were identical with that ofL. lunaris. The sequence of one specimen was indistinguishable from that of the brown-backed toadfishLagocephalus wheeleri, a nontoxic species.

scholarly journals Anaerobic Biodegradation of n-Hexadecane by a Nitrate-Reducing Consortium

2008 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 1339-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy V. Callaghan ◽  
Meghan Tierney ◽  
Craig D. Phelps ◽  
L. Y. Young
Keyword(s):  
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Chain Elongation ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Pentadecanoic Acid ◽  
Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Tridecanoic Acid ◽  
Pcr Products ◽  
Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

ABSTRACT Nitrate-reducing enrichments, amended with n-hexadecane, were established with petroleum-contaminated sediment from Onondaga Lake. Cultures were serially diluted to yield a sediment-free consortium. Clone libraries and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of 16S rRNA gene community PCR products indicated the presence of uncultured alpha- and betaproteobacteria similar to those detected in contaminated, denitrifying environments. Cultures were incubated with H34-hexadecane, fully deuterated hexadecane (d 34-hexadecane), or H34-hexadecane and NaH13CO3. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of silylated metabolites resulted in the identification of [H29]pentadecanoic acid, [H25]tridecanoic acid, [1-13C]pentadecanoic acid, [3-13C]heptadecanoic acid, [3-13C]10-methylheptadecanoic acid, and d 27-pentadecanoic, d 25-, and d 2 4-tridecanoic acids. The identification of these metabolites suggests a carbon addition at the C-3 position of hexadecane, with subsequent β-oxidation and transformation reactions (chain elongation and C-10 methylation) that predominantly produce fatty acids with odd numbers of carbons. Mineralization of [1-14C]hexadecane was demonstrated based on the recovery of 14CO2 in active cultures.

scholarly journals Species identification and the biological properties of several Japanese starfish

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 689-695
Author(s):  
Farhana Sharmin ◽  
Shoichiro Ishizaki ◽  
Yuji Nagashima
Keyword(s):  
Pharmacological Activity ◽  
Hemolytic Activity ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence Analysis ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Gene Fragment ◽  
Pcr Products ◽  
Patiria Pectinifera ◽  
By Catch ◽  
The 16S Rrna Gene

Marine organisms are a rich source of natural products with potential secondary metabolites that have great pharmacological activity. Starfish are known as by-catch products in the worldwide fishing industry and most of starfish have been got rid of by fire destruction without any utilization. On the other hand, starfish are considered as extremely rich sources of biological active compounds in terms of having pharmacological activity. In the present study, molecular identification of starfish species, micronutrient content and hemolytic activity from Luidia quinaria, Astropecten scoparius, and Patiria pectinifera were examined. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene fragment of mitochondrial DNA indicated that partial sequences of PCR products of the species was identical with that of L. quinaria, A. scoparius, and P. pectinifera. From the results of micronutrient contents, there were no great differences on the micronutrient among species. However, Cd, Cu, and as contents had species-specificity. The crude extract of three starfish showed hemolytic activity against 2% rabbit erythrocytes with 50% hemolytic concentration of 10-1000 ?g/mL. The findings of the present study provided some basic information about identification of starfish species, potentialities of starfish which could be utilized in food and pharmaceutical industry.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. December 2016, 2(4): 689-695

scholarly journals Effect of Ocular Hypertension on D-β-Aspartic Acid-Containing Proteins in the Retinas of Rats

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Kanamoto ◽  
Takashi Tachibana ◽  
Yasushi Kitaoka ◽  
Toshio Hisatomi ◽  
Yasuhiro Ikeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Ocular Hypertension ◽  
Aspartic Acid ◽  
Atp Synthase ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Protein Band ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
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Purpose. To investigate the effect of ocular hypertension-induced isomerization of aspartic acid in retinal proteins. Methods. Adult Wistar rats with ocular hypertension were used as an experimental model. D-β-aspartic acid-containing proteins were isolated by SDS-PAGE and western blot with an anti-D-β-aspartic acid antibody and identified by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. The concentration of ATP was measured by ELISA. Results. D-β-aspartic acid was expressed in a protein band at around 44.5 kDa at much higher quantities in the retinas of rats with ocular hypertension than in those of normotensive rats. The 44.5 kDa protein band was mainly composed of α-enolase, S-arrestin, and ATP synthase subunits α and β, in both the ocular hypertensive and normotensive retinas. Moreover, increasing intraocular pressure was correlated with increasing ATP concentrations in the retinas of rats. Conclusion. Ocular hypertension affected the expression of proteins containing D-β-aspartic acid, including ATP synthase subunits, and up-regulation of ATP in the retinas of rats.

scholarly journals Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of dyes formed by in situ oxidative methods then purified by absorption and extraction from hair wefts

2020 ◽  
pp. 174751982097862
Author(s):  
M John Plater ◽  
Andrea Raab
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Complex Mixture ◽  
Ammonium Salts ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Didecyldimethylammonium Chloride

The dye mixtures formed from three commercial hair colour formers were purified by absorption onto human hair wefts, washed and dried, extracted with dichloromethane:trifluoroacetic acid (75:25) and then analysed by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Only 1–2 dyes were identified from each complex mixture of commercial aromatic amines along with a broad UV absorption mainly consisting of mixtures of quaternary ammonium salts from shampoos and some surfactants. Mecetronium ethyl sulfate and didecyldimethylammonium chloride were the main ammonium salts.

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