Phycotoxins : chemistry and biochemistry.

• Other Authors: Botana, Luis M., Alfonso, Amparo, 1965-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015.
• Edition: 2nd edition /
• Subjects: Algal toxins.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science.; MEDICAL / Pharmacology; Electronic books.

Phycotoxins are a diverse group of poisonous substances produced by certain seaweed and algae in marine and fresh waters and are important to the scientific community for many reasons, the most obvious being that they pose food safety issues which requires a large investment to regularly monitor the...