Assessment of the Presence of Lipophilic Phycotoxins in Scallops (Argopecten purpuratus) Farmed along Peruvian Coastal Waters

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Lipophilic marine toxins are dangerous molecules that may accumulate in edible shellfish and exert noxious effects on humans. We have examined the occurrence of toxins regulated under the European Union legislation, namely, okadaic acid (OA), yessotoxin (YTX), pectenotoxin-2 (PTX-2) and azaspirazid-1 (AZA-1), in 115 samples of Argopecten purpuratus collected from three different coastal regions of Peru during a period of 17 months between 2013-2015. The results attained suggest low prevalence of marine biotoxins and confirm the presence of YTX and PTX-2 and the absence of free OA and AZA-1 on Peruvian coastal waters during the period of study.

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