Project description:Understanding the toxicity of Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia utriculus, is of paramount importance, given its significant ecological role and potential threats to human health and other organisms. To investigate the composition of the toxins or venom of P. utriculus, we then conducted a comprehensive proteomic analysis of the tentacular palpons to identify the toxic protein present in P. utriculus.
Project description:<p>Understanding the toxicity of the Portuguese man-of-war, <em>Physalia utriculus </em>is of paramount importance, given its important ecological role and potential threats to human health and other organisms. The tentacles of <em>P. utriculus </em>are quite distinct from those of other jellyfish, in that two distinct sizes of nematocysts are located on only one side of the tentacular palpons. To investigate the composition of the toxins or venom of <em>P. utriculus</em>, a comprehensive metabolomic analysis of the tentacular palpons was conducted to identify the toxic metabolites present in<em> P. utriculus</em>.</p>
