Microtitre plate assay for paralytic shellfish toxins using saxiphilin: Gauging the effects of shellfish extract matrices, salts and pH upon assay performance

Toxicon

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 217-224

  Llewellyn, L E ^a   Doyle, J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microtitre plate; Paralytic shellfish toxins; Saxiphilin; Saxitoxin; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CATION; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM ION; MICROTITRATION PLATE; PARALYTIC SHELLFISH TOXIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN; SAXIPHILIN; SAXITOXIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION; TISSUE EXTRACT; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ASSAY; BINDING AFFINITY; CENTIPEDE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHMOSTIGMUS RUBRIPES; HYDROPHILICITY; INVERTEBRATE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHELLFISH;

CHILOPODA; ETHMOSTIGMUS RUBRIPES; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034598657     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(00)00118-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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