Physical and Chemical Stability of Ichthyotoxin(s) Produced by Gymnodinium Breve
- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Letters
- Vol. 3 (4) , 279-288
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00139307209435474
Abstract
The physical and chemical stability of the ichthyotoxin(s) produced by the Florida Red Tide organism Gymnodinium breve has been examined. The toxin is acid stable, base labile, and rapidly inactivated at temperatures greater than 70°C. The half life of the toxin at 80°C is 0.5 hr. In addition, the toxin is photosensitive and is inactivated by ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Physiological and chemical studies on Gymnodinium breve davis toxinToxicon, 1972
- Hemolysis of rabbit erythrocytes by Gymnodinium breve toxinToxicon, 1969
- Isolation and Characterization of a Toxin from the Florida Red Tide OrganismNature, 1969
- The Occurence of Gymnodinium Brevis in the Western Gulf of MexicoEcology, 1956