Degradation of paralytic shellfish toxins during flocculation of Alexandrium pacificum by an oxidized modified clay: A laboratory experiment

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 253; p. 114667
• Main Authors: Song, Weijia, Song, Xiuxian, Shen, Huihui, Ding, Yu, Cheng, Ruihong, Yu, Zhiming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 15.03.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alexandrium pacificum; Clay; Degradation; Dinoflagellida - metabolism; Flocculation; Humans; Marine Toxins - metabolism; Marine Toxins - toxicity; Oxidized modified clay; Paralytic shellfish toxins; Shellfish - analysis; Shellfish Poisoning; Transformation; Transformation; PMPS-MC; PSTs; neoSTX; Paralytic shellfish toxins; GTX; HABs; C1; C2; Oxidized modified clay; Degradation; STX; Alexandrium pacificum

Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), produced by Alexandrium pacificum in the marine environment, are a group of potent neurotoxins which specifically block voltage-gated sodium channels in excitable cells. During the toxigenic A. pacificum blooms outbreaks, PSTs can be accumulated through the food ch...