Table 4.
PLTX and its analogs identified in Palythoa and Zoanthus soft corals.
| Genus | Species | Toxin | Coral Origin | Detection Method | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palythoa | toxica | PLTX | Coral reef; home aquarium * | NMR | [1] |
| 42S-OH-50S-PLTX | Coral reef; home aquarium * | LC/MS, NMR | [14] | ||
| tuberculosa | PLTX | Coral reef | Mouse bioassay, HPLC, HPTLC, UV detection | [73,74,75] | |
| 42S-OH-50R-PLTX | Coral reef | HR LC/MS, NMR | [15] | ||
| Deoxy-PLTX | Coral reef | HPLC | [73] | ||
| Homo-PLTX | |||||
| Bis-homo-PLTX | |||||
| Neo-PLTX | |||||
| vestitus | PLTX | Coral reef | N.D. | [69] | |
| margaritae | PLTX | Coral reef | HPLC, NMR | [68] | |
| mammillosa | PLTX | Coral reef | Ion exchange chromatography, haemolysis neutralization assay, HPLC | [3,70] | |
| caribaeorum | PLTX | Coral reef | Ion exchange chromatography, haemolysis neutralization assay, HPLC | [3,9,70,71,72] | |
| heliodiscus | PLTX | Home aquarium | HPLC, ESI-LC/MS | [55] | |
| Deoxy-PLTX | |||||
| 42-OH-PLTX ** | Home aquarium | LC/MS | [56] | ||
| caesia | PLTX | Coral reef | Haemolysis neutralization assay, HPLC | [72] | |
| N.D. | PLTX | Home aquarium | Haemolysis neutralization assay | [58] | |
| Zoanthus | sociatus | PLTX | Coral reef | Haemolysis neutralization assay, HPLC | [3] |
| soladeri | PLTX | ||||
| pulchellus | PLTX | Haemolysis neutralization assay | [9] |
* Unpublished results; ** Structural conformation at C50 was not reported; N.D. = not determined.