BACKGROUND Fish is a potent food allergen. The aim of this work is to demonstrate that dogfish, a small shark, has low allergenicity in both its clinical tolerance as well as its molecular structure. METHODS We present a study of 34 paediatric patients with IgE-mediated immediate reactions after eating fish. The diagnosis of several fish allergies was demonstrated by skin prick techniques and...

The venomous spines of P. volitans contain a non-proteinaceous ichthyotoxin of low molecular weight. This toxin could be isolated only from spines excised from the living fish; the toxin is apparently destroyed following death, as the extracts of the spines of the dead fish were non-toxic.

freshwater fish biodiversity is a precious natural asset in terms of economic, cultural and scientific interest. and yet, the inland freshwater ecosystem in malaysia is declining at a far greater rate than terrestrial ecosystems in the tropics. what happened, and what is being done to address the crisis? this paper extracts findings from the latest literature and explores overarching issues per...

In this study, the concentration levels of the probable carcinogenic PAH fractions, benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and benzo[k]fluoranthrene (BkF) in fillets of some processed fish species were investigated. Fish species comprising Merluccius poli (hake), Tyrsites atun (snoek), Seriola lalandi (yellow-tail) and Brama brama (angel fish) were bought in fish shops at Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa...

mass mortality of stinging catfish, heteropneustes fossilis, was observed in a fish farm of kulgaria, burdwan in west bengal, india. the cumulative mortality rates reached up to 5% of the total fish in the farm per day. the clinical signs of the affected fish showed ulcers on the skin which gradually grew in size and progressed to form ulcerous dermatitis. clinical signs of catfish experimental...

background aeromonas hydrophila cause one of the most important diseases in fishes and lead to economic losses, and may be contaminated human beings. objectives the current research aimed to investigate the anti-bacterial activity shown by the extracts prepared from different parts of olea europea, myrtus communis, thymus vulgaris, rosmarinuis officinalis, and achillea falcata that grow in syri...

• Receptor and cell-based bioassays provided important insights into sediment toxicity. The included nine stress-activated receptors from fish. Chemical analyses of extracts revealed complex contamination profiles. Bioassays can be great importance for future environmental risk assessment. A luciferase reporter gene-based bioassay battery consisting fish, complemented with traditional fish bioa...

Abstract This is the first such study in which a gelatin extract obtained from carp skins enriched with dry herbs (thyme or rosemary) has been prepared. Extracts prepared manner were added to furcellaran coatings. Coatings tested for their mechanical properties and results showed that control coatings, those addition of rosemary, had best strength-related parameters. A new ready-to-cook product...

Historically, marine invertebrates have been a prolific source of unique natural products, with a diverse array of biological activities. Recent studies of invertebrate-associated microbial communities are revealing microorganisms as the true producers of many of these compounds. Inspired by the human microbiome project, which has highlighted the human intestine as a unique microenvironment in ...