Reinvestigation of the toxins from the blue‐green alga, Aphanizomenon flos‐aquae, by a high performance chromatographic method

Abstract

Toxic red tides due to blue green alga‐Aphanizomenon flos‐aquae are becomming common occurrence in the lakes of New Hampshire. The toxins from Aphaizomenon flos‐aquae were purified by a high performance chromatographic method. One of the toxins was identified as saxitoxin; the other three gave reactions indicating their structural similarity to toxins isolated from Gonyaulax tamarensis.

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Present Address: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77004.

Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881

Department of Biochemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824

Department of Zoology University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824

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