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MINI REVIEW article

Front. Chem.
Sec. Analytical Chemistry
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1447312

Recent research progress in tetrodotoxin detection and quantitative analysis methods

Provisionally accepted
Chao Lin Chao Lin 1Qirong Li Qirong Li 2Dong Liu Dong Liu 1Qiang Feng Qiang Feng 2Hengzong Zhou Hengzong Zhou 2Bohe Shi Bohe Shi 2Xinxin Zhang Xinxin Zhang 2Yurui Hu Yurui Hu 2Xinmiao Jiang Xinmiao Jiang 2Xiaoming Sun Xiaoming Sun 1Dongxu Wang Dongxu Wang 2*
  • 1 School of Grain Science and Technology, Jilin Business and Technology College, Changchun, Hebei Province, China
  • 2 Laboratory Animal Center, College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, Hebei Province, China

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    Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a highly potent and widely distributed ion-channel marine neurotoxin; it has no specific antidote and poses a great risk to human health. Therefore, detecting and quantifying TTX to effectively implement prevention strategies is important for food safety. The development of novel and highly sensitive, highly specific, rapid, and simple techniques for trace TTX detection has attracted widespread attention. This review summarizes the latest advances in the detection and quantitative analysis of TTX, covering detection methods based on biological and cellular sensors, immunoassays and immunosensors, aptamers, and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. It further discusses the advantages and applications of various detection technologies developed for TTX and focuses on the frontier areas and development directions of TTX detection, providing relevant information for further investigations.

    Keywords: Tetrodotoxin, Detection methods, immunosensors, aptamer, LC-MS

    Received: 13 Jun 2024; Accepted: 29 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Lin, Li, Liu, Feng, Zhou, Shi, Zhang, Hu, Jiang, Sun and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Dongxu Wang, Laboratory Animal Center, College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, Hebei Province, China

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