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11975476

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
Australian myobatrachid frogs of the genus Pseudophryne have only two classes of alkaloids in skin extracts, pseudophrynamines (PSs) and pumiliotoxins (PTXs). The former are unique to such Australian frogs, while the PTXs occur worldwide in all other genera of frogs/toads that contain lipophilic alkaloids. The major alkaloid of wild-caught frogs from one population of Pseudophryne semimarmorata was PTX 267C, while PSs were only minor or trace alkaloids. Captive-raised frogs from the same parental stock had no PTXs, but had larger amounts of PSs. A PTX fed to captive-raised frogs accumulated into skin along with dihydro and hydroxy metabolites. Thus, Pseudophryne frogs appear to biosynthesize PSs, but to sequester into skin dietary PTXs. In addition, biosynthesis of PSs appears reduced when high levels of dietary PTXs have accumulated into skin. This is the first evidence indicating that certain frogs are capable of synthesizing rather than merely sequestering alkaloids. A wide range of PSs, including many with molecular weights >500, were detected using both GC-mass spectral and LC-mass spectral analysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0163-3864
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
439-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence for biosynthesis of pseudophrynamine alkaloids by an Australian myobatrachid frog (pseudophryne) and for sequestration of dietary pumiliotoxins.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Environmental Biology, Adelaide University, South Australia, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study