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 Thormøhlensgt. 55
 Bergen, N-5008,
 Norway
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 E-Mail: biosense@biosense.com

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Algal toxin test kits
Photo by Per Eide
Some algal toxins have been identified to bind strongly with cellular proteins in a highly specific manner. Some of these are known to be the toxin target receptors implementing toxicity. Other proteins act as receptors due to domains homologous to the original toxin target. The highly specific and strong interaction between a toxin and its receptor can be utilized in toxin detection bioassays.

ASP kit: The ASP ELISA kit, a rapid assay for the determination of Domoic acid in shellfish and seawater is now available read more

PSP (Saxitoxin) kit: We are pleased to introduce the PSP (saxitoxin) ELISA kit, a 96 well microtiter plate format with ready to use reagents, which enables simultaneous measurement of multiple samples at a reasonable cost. read more

DSP (Okadaic Acid) kit: We are pleased to introduce an antibody-based DSP (Okadaic Acid) ELISA kit, a 96 well microtiter plate format with ready to use, colour coded reagents, which enables simultaneous measurement of multiple samples at a reasonable cost. read more

Shellfish testing / Food safety

Kits for marine algal toxins such as Amnesic Shellfish Poison (ASP), Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison (DSP) Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) and for freshwater cyanotoxins such as Microcystin (MC) and Cylindrospermopsin, along with the dioxin kit to screen food samples, are some of the kits the BIOSENSE FOODSAFE™ product line consists/will consist of.

The  ELISA kits and receptor-based bioassays will be able to detect and quantify concentrations of the major algal toxin groups tested for today, i.e. Amnesic shellfish poison (ASP), Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison (DSP), and Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP).

The BIOSENSE FOODSAFE™ product line also contains a bioassay for testing of Microcystin and Cylindrospermopsin in water samples.