On the origins and biosynthesis of tetrodotoxin

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 61-72

  Chau, Rocky ^a   Kalaitzis, John A ^a   Neilan, Brett A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amidinotransferase; Non ribosomal peptide; Polyketide; Tetrodotoxin (TTX); Toxin biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; GUANIDINE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; SAXITOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

BACTERIUM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROORGANISM; PEPTIDE; TOXIN;

BACTERIAL GENE; FEEDING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NEWT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUFFER FISH; REVIEW; SYMBIONT; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VIBRIO;

AMIDINOTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SALAMANDRIDAE; TETRODOTOXIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALAMANDRIDAE; TARICHA TOROSA; VIBRIO;

EID: 79955369100     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 0166445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.04.001     Document Type: Review

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