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Parameter: pDA

Dataset: 
Pseudo-nitzschia spp. presence-absence and environmental data
Parameter: 
domoic acid
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 DA
Short Description:
 domoic acid
Official Name:
 domoic acid
No Data Value:
Description:
 

An L-proline derivative produced by the diatomic algal genus of Pseudo-nitzschia and other related species that is L-proline substituted by a carboxymethyl group at position 3 and a 6-carboxyhepta-2,4-dien-2-yl group at position 4. It is an analogue of kainic acid and is the neurotoxin associated with amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP). CHEBI:34727

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
pDA
Supplied Units: 
nanograms/liter (ng/L)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Particulate domoic acid concentration measured by LC-MS/MS of > 5um filters