Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a crystalline, weakly basic, colorless organic substance and is one of the most potent marine toxins known. Although TTX was first isolated from pufferfish, it has been found in numerous other marine organisms and a few terrestrial species. Moreover, tetrodotoxication is still an important health problem today, as TTX has no known antidote. TTX poisonings were most commonly reported from Japan, Thailand, and China, but today the risk of TTX poisoning is spreading around the world. Recent studies have shown that TTX-containing fish are being found in other regions of the Pacific and in the Indian Ocean, as well as the Mediterranean Sea. This review aims to summarize pertinent information available to date on the structure, origin, distribution, mechanism of action of TTX and analytical methods used for the detection of TTX, as well as on TTX-containing organisms, symptoms of TTX poisoning, and incidence worldwide.
The effects of oil‐in‐water nanoemulsions using different commercial oils on the fatty acid composition of vacuum packed sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fillets stored at 2 ± 2 °C were investigated. The highest SFA content was obtained from the control (21.89%) and among treated groups sunflower (20.13%) followed by olive group (19.90%) because of oxidation at the end of storage period. The total amount of MUFA were in the range of 36–41.52% during storage period. PUFA ranged from 19.31 to 30.11% in which EPA is present from 2.07 to 4.54% and DHA ranges from 2.58 to 7.07%. Hazelnut gave the highest PUFA content (24.35%), followed by canola (24.21%) and soybean (24.15%) at the end of storage since nanoemulsion and vacuum packing prevented the lipid oxidation. Application of nanoemulsion in combination with vacuum packing maintained the PUFA content of fish, especially hazelnut, canola, and soybean groups and can be used as a preservative for fish.
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Lipid oxidation is undesirable in most foods because it causes to the development of undesirable off‐flavors known as rancidity. This study indicated that both application of nanoemulsion and vacuum packing maintained the PUFA content of fish. Lipid oxidation process in fish meat may be retarded by the use of nanoemulsions which have potential as a preservative for fish oil.
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