Assessment of microplastic contamination in an eastern Pacific tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) and evaluation of its health risk implication through molecular docking and metabolomics studies

• Published in: Food Chemistry Vol. 426; p. 136507
• Main Authors: Wu, Lijun, Dai, Xiaojie, Xu, Jing, Ou, Danyun, Wang, Lei, Lin, Hui, He, Weiyi, Lin, Haitao, Du, Rupeng, Huang, Hao, Li, Weiwen, Pan, Zhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.11.2023; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: alpha-glycerophosphoric acid; esophagus; Food Analysis; food chemistry; Food Contamination; Glycerol Kinase; Glycerol Kinase - chemistry; Health risk; hydrogen; intestines; Katsuwonus pelamis; Metabolomics; Microplastics; Models, Molecular; Molecular docking; muscles; Plastics; pollution; polyethylene terephthalates; Protein Structure, Tertiary; risk; Risk Assessment; seafoods; Tuna; Metabolomics; Katsuwonus pelamis; Microplastics; Molecular docking; Health risk

[Display omitted] •Microplastics were found in a commercially-important tuna from the Eastern Pacific.•125 MPs were detected in gills, esophagus, stomachs, intestinal tracts, and muscle.•Molecular docking implied that PET stabilized the complex and triggered impacts.•MPs yielded metabonomic changes...