Isolation, purification, and partial characterization of saxitoxin from red tide infected mussels

Date

4-1996

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Teresita M. Espino

Abstract

The isolation and purification of saxitoxin from red tide infected mussels collected from Orion, Bataan was done. The toxin was quantitated by the standard mouse bioassay, as described in the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Analytical Chemists (AOAC) and was found to have a concentration of 87.40 pig toxin/ 100 g meat. Identification of the saxitoxin was done using solubility test, thin-layer chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography. Based on the above analytical methods used, the toxin extracted from the infected mussels had similar characteristics as that of the standard saxitoxin.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 1996 C4 G85

Document Type

Thesis

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