Description
Okadaic Acid (OA) is a one of the diarrhetic shellfish poisons (DSP) produced by dinoflagellate genera Dinophysis and Prorocentrum. There are several chemically different toxins associated with DSP. They are lipophilic and polyether compounds and can be divided into three main groups:
1.Acidic toxins
2.Neutral toxins
3.Other toxins
Contamination of shellfish with OA has been associated with harmful algae blooms throughout the world. In humans, DSP causes dose-dependent symptoms of diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. The action levels established by the FDA for OA is 200 ppb. The EU has established a level of 160 ppb of OA or its equivalent.
The Okadaic acid ELISA kit enables international and government regulatory agencies, food manufacturers and processors, as well as quality assurance organizations to detect OA in food, feed, fish, and environmental samples of concern