title: Detection of the marine toxins okadaic acid and domoic acid in shellfish and phytoplankton in the Gulf of Mexico.
abstract: Liquid chromatographic analyses of extracts from shellfish and phytoplankton from the Gulf of Mexico indicated the presence of the marine toxins okadaic acid (0.162 microgram/g shellfish) and domoic acid (2.1 pg/cell phytoplankter). These toxins are causative agents of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) and amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP), respectively. The presence of DSP and ASP toxins in a region with no previous record of outbreaks may indicate a potential for human poisoning under conditions appropriate for accumulation of these toxins in shellfish.
authors.affiliation: Division of Seafood Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dauphin Island, AL 36528.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Dickey
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Fryxell
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Granade
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roelke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic / Q000032:analysis*; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D010839:Phytoplankton / Q000737:chemistry*; D012758:Shellfish / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D008387:Marine Toxins; D019319:Okadaic Acid; C012301:domoic acid; D007608:Kainic Acid