Acronym NA
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Algal toxins contaminating water and fish products of Italian fresh and marine waters: monitoring, characterization and study of innovative methods Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator NA Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
IZS - Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Sicily (Italy)
Institutions involved
IZSLT - Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Lazio and Tuscany (Italy) ,
IZSM - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno (Italy) ,
IZSTO - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (Italy) ,
CNR-IAMC - National Research Council; Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (Italy) ,
Start year 2010 End year 2013 Funding (€) € NA Website NA Summary One of the main objectives was to carry out a study on the distribution of toxic algae in water and of biotoxins in fish products of the national territory in order to investigate the characteristics, production, actions and toxicity of the algal toxins with the greatest impact on human health and on the Another important goal of the project was to develop and standardize innovative methods, alternative to the biological method (mouse test) for the research and determination of algal biotoxins in bivalve molluscs. In this regard, qualitative and quantitative analytical methods have been developed and applied, such as instrumental chemical methods (HPLC, LC-MS), immunoenzymatic methods, functional tests such as phosphatase inhibition and cytotoxicity tests.
Keywords
Bivalve;
Mollusc;
Fish;
Monitoring;
Algal toxins;
Food safety;
Shellfish;
Marine Region
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Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
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South of Sicily (GSA 16)
60
Western Ionian Sea (GSA 19)
45
Southern Adriatic Sea (GSA 18)
47
Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 9)
48
South Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 10)
6
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