A procedure for large-scale purification of domoic acid from toxic blue mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Tóm tắt
Pure domoic acid is required for use in research to investigate the biological effects of this new shellfish toxin. It may also prove to be a useful tool in studies exploring the basis of Alzheimer's disease. In this paper we describe a procedure which is effective in obtaining adequate quantities of pure domoic acid from blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). The procedure involves tissue homogenization, treatment of homogenate with chloroform and methanol, and separation of different phases with the addition of water. The aqueous-methanolic phase (upper layer) contains water soluble components including domoic acid, the chloroform phase (lower layer) contains lipoid moieties, and the interphase contains denatured proteins. The aqueous phase containing domoic acid was removed, rotory evaporated to get rid of methanol, followed by ultrafiltration to remove high molecular weight contaminants. The filtrate was lyophilized, resuspended in 1 N HCl, centrifuged and the resulting clear solution subjected to column chromatography on C18 reversed phase silica gel. Fractions containing domoic acid were pooled, and lyophilized. A brownish dry powder contained pure domoic acid with 60–65% yield from the original tissue homogenate. Another 10–15% of domoic acid was mixed with its isomer, and can be further resolved to obtain an overall recovery of 75–80% of the starting material.
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