Banack Sandra Anne, Murch Susan J, Cox Paul Alan
California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Jun 15;106(1):97-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.12.032. Epub 2006 Feb 7.
Fanihi -- flying foxes (Pteropus mariannus mariannus, Pteropodidae) -- are a highly salient component of the traditional Chamorro diet. A neurotoxic, non-protein amino acid, beta-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) accumulates in flying foxes, which forage on the seeds of Cycas micronesica (Cycadaceae) in Guam's forests. BMAA occurs throughout flying fox tissues both as a free amino acid and in a protein-bound form. It is not destroyed by cooking. Protein-bound BMAA also remains in cycad flour which has been washed and prepared by the Chamorro people as tortillas, dumplings, and thickened soups. Other animals that forage on cycad seeds may also provide BMAA inputs into the traditional Chamorro diet.
狐蝠——关岛狐蝠（Pteropus mariannus mariannus，狐蝠科）——是查莫罗人传统饮食中非常重要的一部分。一种具有神经毒性的非蛋白质氨基酸，β-甲基氨基-L-丙氨酸（BMAA）在狐蝠体内蓄积，狐蝠以关岛森林中的密克罗尼西亚苏铁（苏铁科）种子为食。BMAA以游离氨基酸和蛋白质结合形式存在于狐蝠的全身组织中。烹饪并不能将其破坏。蛋白质结合形式的BMAA也存在于查莫罗人制作玉米饼、饺子和浓汤时所清洗和准备的苏铁面粉中。其他以苏铁种子为食的动物也可能将BMAA带入查莫罗人的传统饮食中。
