Isolation of neosurugatoxin from the japanese ivory shell, Babylonia japonica.

1 January 1982

journal article
research article
Published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan in CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

Vol. 30 (9) , 3255-3259
https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.30.3255

Abstract

Isolation of neosurugatoxin, the causative agent of intoxication resulting from the ingestion of the toxic Japanese ivory shell, was accomplished in 6 steps on chromatography, giving 4 mg of principle from 20 kg of the shellfish.