RT Journal Article
T1 Current Trends and New Challenges in Marine Phycotoxins
A1 Louzao Ojeda, María del Carmen
A1 Vilariño del Río, Natalia
A1 Vale González, María del Carmen
A1 Costas, Celia
A1 Cao Cancelas, Alejandro
A1 Raposo García, Sandra
A1 Rodríguez Vieytes, Mercedes
A1 Botana López, Luis Miguel
K1 Phycotoxin
K1 Mechanism of action
K1 Toxicity
K1 Therapeutic application
K1 Detection methods
AB Marine phycotoxins are a multiplicity of bioactive compounds which are produced by microalgae and bioaccumulate in the marine food web. Phycotoxins affect the ecosystem, pose a threat to human health, and have important economic effects on aquaculture and tourism worldwide. However, human health and food safety have been the primary concerns when considering the impacts of phycotoxins. Phycotoxins toxicity information, often used to set regulatory limits for these toxins in shellfish, lacks traceability of toxicity values highlighting the need for predefined toxicological criteria. Toxicity data together with adequate detection methods for monitoring procedures are crucial to protect human health. However, despite technological advances, there are still methodological uncertainties and high demand for universal phycotoxin detectors. This review focuses on these topics, including uncertainties of climate change, providing an overview of the current information as well as future perspectives.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38572
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38572
LA eng
NO Louzao, M.C.; Vilariño, N.; Vale, C.; Costas, C.; Cao, A.; Raposo-Garcia, S.; Vieytes, M.R.; Botana, L.M. Current Trends and New Challenges in Marine Phycotoxins. Mar. Drugs 2022, 20, 198. https://doi.org/10.3390/ md20030198
NO The research leading to these results has received funding from the following FEDER cofunded grants. From Conselleria de Cultura, Educacion e Ordenación Universitaria, Xunta de Galicia, GRC (ED431C 2021/01). From Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación IISCIII/PI19/001248 and PID 2020-11262RB-C21. From European Union Interreg AlertoxNet EAPA-317-2016, Interreg Agritox EAPA-998-2018, and H2020 778069-EMERTOX. Celia Costas is supported by a fellowship from the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades grant FPU18/05681.
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026