Shellfish toxins are often associated with the presence of harmful algal blooms, when toxins can accumulate in shellfish and cause disease in humans. The toxins are concentrated in the shellfish, which act as a vector transferring the toxic compounds to the food chain. Control of the presence of these toxins in food is required as they can cause neurotoxic, diarrhetic, paralytic, or amnesic poisoning.
Many toxins can accumulate in shellfish and cause disease in humans. The four shellfish poisoning syndromes are paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP), diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP), and neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP). The most well-known paralytic shellfish toxin is saxitoxin. Domoic acid causes amnesic shellfish poisoning. Okadaic acid causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. Brevetoxins are the cause of neurotoxic shellfish poisoning.
INTENDED USE
The Neo-Saxitoxin Plate Kit is a competitive ELISA for the quantitative analysis of Neo-Saxitoxin in water and contaminated samples.
MATERIALS PROVIDED
The kit in its original packaging can be used until the end of the month indicated on the box label when stored at 2 – 8ºC.
1 Plate containing 12 test strips of 8 wells each vacuum-packed in aluminized pouch with desiccant.
1 Plate containing 12 red tabbed mixing wells.
6 Vials Neo-Saxitoxin calibrators (0, 0.03, 0.08, 0.2, 0.5, and 1.5 µg/L (ppb)).
1 Bottle of Neo-Saxitoxin HRP Enzyme Conjugate.
1 Bottle of 10X Wash Solution Concentrate.
1 Bottle of Substrate.
1 Bottle of Stop Solution (Caution! 1N HCl. Handle with care.)
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INTENDED USE
The Saxitoxin Plate Kit is a competitive ELISA for the quantitative analysis of Saxitoxin in contaminated samples.
MATERIALS PROVIDED
The kit in its original packaging can be used until the end of the month indicated on the box label when stored at 2 – 8ºC.
1 plate containing 12 test strips of 8 wells each vacuum-packed in aluminized pouch with desiccant.
4 vials Saxitoxin calibrators (0, 0.02, 0.08, and 0.32 µg/L (ppb))
1 Bottle of Saxitoxin HRP Enzyme Conjugate.
1 Bottle of Saxitoxin antibody.
1 Bottle of 10x Wash solution concentrate.
1 Bottle of Substrate.
1 Bottle of Stop Solution (Caution! 1N HCl. Handle with care.)