Domoic acid
Marine natural product neurotoxin / Kainic acid-type neurotoxin produced by certain species of the marine pennate diatom Pseudo-nitzschia, is responsible for amnesic shellfish poisoning.1 Suspension feeders such as bivalve mollusks can accumulate and retain high amounts of DA in their tissues, threatening human health.2,3 DA is a potent agonist at kainate and AMPA receptors4 and induces convulsive behavior and seizures in rodents5. It induces structural and molecular changes in the developing zebra fish nervous system.6
Biochemicals & reagents
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1 Nie et al. (2022), Biosynthesis and detection of domoic acid from diatom Pseudo-nitzschia: A review; Curr. Pharm. Biotechnol., June 24 online ahead of print 2 Garcia-Corona et al. (2022), First subcellular localization of the amnesic shellfish toxin, domoic acid, in bivalve tissues: Deciphering the physiological mechanisms involved in its long-retention in the king scallop Pecten Maximus; Harmful Algae, 116 102251 3 Guillotin and Delcourt (2021), Marine Neurotoxins’ Effects on Environmental and Human Health: an OMICS Overview; Drugs, 20 18 4 Hampson et al. (1992), Interaction of domoic acid and several derivatives with kainic acid and AMPA binding sites in rat brain; Eur. J. Pharmacol., 218 1 5 Chiamulera et al. (1992), Domoic acid toxicity in rats and mice after intracerebroventricular administration: comparison with excitatory amino acid agonists; Pharmacol. Toxicol., 70 115 6 Panlilio et al. (2020), Developmental Neurotoxicity of the Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Domoic Acid: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Altered Behavior in the Zebrafish Model; Environ. Health Perspect., 128 117002
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TARGET: Ion channel -- RESEARCH AREA: Neuroscience