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High Levels of Tetrodotoxin (TTX) in Trumpet Shell Charonia lampas from the Portuguese Coast

dc.contributor.authorReis Costa, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorGiráldez, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Susana Margarida
dc.contributor.authorLeão, José Manuel
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Estefanía
dc.contributor.authorSoliño, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorGago-Martínez, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-13T10:24:35Z
dc.date.available2021-05-13T10:24:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractTetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin, considered an emerging toxin in Europe where recently a safety limit of 44 µg TTX kg-1 was recommended by authorities. In this study, three specimens of the large gastropod trumpet shell Charonia lampas bought in a market in south Portugal were analyzed using a neuroblastoma cell (N2a) based assay and by LC-MS/MS. N2a toxicity was observed in the viscera of two individuals analyzed and LC-MS/MS showed very high concentrations of TTX (42.1 mg kg-1) and 4,9-anhydroTTX (56.3 mg kg-1). A third compound with m/z 318 and structurally related with TTX was observed. In the edible portion, i.e., the muscle, toxin levels were below the EFSA recommended limit. This study shows that trumpet shell marine snails are seafood species that may reach the markets containing low TTX levels in the edible portion but containing very high levels of TTX in non-edible portion raising concerns regarding food safety if a proper evisceration is not carried out by consumers. These results highlight the need for better understanding TTX variability in this gastropod species, which is critical to developing a proper legal framework for resources management ensuring seafood safety, and the introduction of these gastropods in the markets.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipUID/Multi/04326/2020pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/toxins13040250pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15476
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectTetrodotoxinpt_PT
dc.subjectSeafood safetypt_PT
dc.subjectMarine biotoxinspt_PT
dc.subjectHILIC-MS/MSpt_PT
dc.titleHigh Levels of Tetrodotoxin (TTX) in Trumpet Shell Charonia lampas from the Portuguese Coastpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage250pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleToxinspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
person.familyNameReis Costa
person.familyNameSoliño
person.givenNamePedro
person.givenNameLucia
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6083-470X
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-8356-5688
person.identifier.ridN-1908-2019
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7201895802
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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