A Generic LC-HRMS Screening Method for Marine and Freshwater Phycotoxins in Fish, Shellfish, Water, and Supplements [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 Phycotoxins occur in various marine and freshwater environments, and can accumulate in edible species such as fish, crabs, and shellfish. Human exposure to these toxins can take place, for instance, through consumption of contaminated species or ...
Elisabeth J. Faassen +2 more
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A Screening Tool for the Direct Analysis of Marine and Freshwater Phycotoxins in Organic SPATT Extracts from the Chesapeake Bay [PDF]
Toxins, 2020 Many detection methods for phycotoxins, bioactive compounds produced by harmful algae, focus on one compound or a class of related compounds. Multiple harmful algal species often co-occur in the environment, however, emphasizing the need to analyze for ...
Michelle D Onofrio +2 more
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Co-occurrence of marine and freshwater phycotoxins in oysters, and analysis of possible predictors for management [PDF]
Toxicon: X, 2023 Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) were screened for 12 phycotoxins over two years in nearshore waters to collect baseline phycotoxin data and to determine prevalence of phycotoxin co-occurrence in the commercially and ecologically-relevant species.
Sarah K.D. Pease +12 more
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An Assessment of Potential Threats to Human Health from Algae Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon (USA) 2018–2021: Unique Patterns of Cytotoxicity Associated with Toxins [PDF]
Toxins, 2023 The Indian River Lagoon (IRL), a 156-mile-long estuary located on the eastern coast of Florida, experiences phytoplankton bloom events due to increased seasonal temperatures coupled with anthropogenic impacts.
Esther A. Guzmán +7 more
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Current Trends and New Challenges in Marine Phycotoxins [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Marine phycotoxins are a multiplicity of bioactive compounds which are produced by microalgae and bioaccumulate in the marine food web. Phycotoxins affect the ecosystem, pose a threat to human health, and have important economic effects on aquaculture ...
Maria Carmen Louzao +7 more
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Cascade-Enhanced Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Sensitive Detection of Okadaic Acid in Seawater, Fish, and Seafood [PDF]
Foods, 2022 In this investigation, a new approach for developing a sensitive lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) was proposed for the detection of the hazardous marine toxin okadaic acid (OA).
Olga D. Hendrickson +3 more
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Effects of okadaic acid, azaspiracid-1, yessotoxin and their binary mixtures on human intestinal Caco-2 cells [PDF]
EXCLI Journal : Experimental and Clinical SciencesPhycotoxins are responsible for foodborne intoxications. Symptoms depend on the ingested toxins but mostly imply gastro-intestinal and neurological disorders.
Jimmy Alarcan, Albert Braeuning
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Recent Advances in Aptasensing Strategies for Monitoring Phycotoxins: Promising for Food Safety [PDF]
Biosensors, 2022 Phycotoxins or marine toxins cause massive harm to humans, livestock, and pets. Current strategies based on ordinary methods are long time-wise and require expert operators, and are not reliable for on-site and real-time use.
Hamed Zahraee +5 more
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Rapid Biotic and Abiotic Transformation of Toxins produced by Ostreopsis. cf. ovata [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 The dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata produces several families of toxic polyketides. Despite only a few field measurements of these phycotoxins in seawater and aerosols, they are believed to be responsible for dermatitis and the toxic inhalations ...
Eva Ternon +3 more
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New Knowledge on Distribution and Abundance of Toxic Microalgal Species and Related Toxins in the Northwestern Black Sea [PDF]
Toxins, 2022 Numerous potentially toxic plankton species commonly occur in the Black Sea, and phycotoxins have been reported. However, the taxonomy, phycotoxin profiles, and distribution of harmful microalgae in the basin are still understudied.
Nina Dzhembekova +8 more
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