An almost nontoxic tetrodotoxin analog, 5,6,11-trideoxytetrodotoxin, as an odorant for the grass puffer
Y. Noguchi, T. Suzuki, K. Matsutani, R. Sakakibara, R. Nakahigashi, M. Adachi, T. Nishikawa, H. Abe
The paper investigates whether grass puffers detect tetrodotoxin (TTX) and finds that they respond to a less toxic TTX analog, 5,6,11-trideoxyTTX, suggesting it may function as an odorant for chemical communication.
bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2021Zoology