Detection of diarrhoetic shellfish toxins in mussels from Italy by ionspray liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

Simultaneous determination of biotoxins DSP and AZAs in bivalve molluscs and fish by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

“…A survey of the literature shows that relative quantity intensities for certain ion pairs (827.5>723.5, 805.5>751.5 or 803.5>255.2 for OA, and 841.5>737.5, 819.5>765.5 or 817.5>255.2 for DTX‐1) have been used in MS/MS analysis. The fragmentor voltage and collision energy (CE) of all the quantitative ion pairs were studied to acquire the optimization parameters.…”

Driving factors of the potentially toxic and harmful species of Prorocentrum Ehrenberg in a semi-enclosed Mediterranean lagoon (Tunisia, SW Mediterranean)

“…However, some of the polyether toxins involved may promote stomach tumours (Suganuma et al, 1988) and thus produce serious problems in shellfish consumers. The known distribution of DSP toxins in the Mediterranean includes Italy (Draisci et al, 1995;1998), Spain (Bravo et al, 2001), Greece (Mouratidou et al, 2004;Ciminiello et al, 2006), France (Lassus et al, 1985), Morocco (Elgarch et al, 2008) and also Tunisia (Bizerte Lagoon, Turki, 2004;Kacem et al, 2010). .…”

Effects of different levels of N- and P-deficiency on cell yield, okadaic acid, DTX-1, protein and carbohydrate dynamics in the benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima

“…OA and DTX-1 have been considered as the major causative agents of DSP outbreaks also in several coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea (Fattorusso et al, 1992;Draisci et al, 1995;Pavela-Vrančič et al, 2002); however, so far, no DSP events have been reported in Italian waters associated to the presence of a relative high abundance of P. lima, except in the Sacca di Goro lagoon (Lido di Spina, Pompei et al, 2006).…”