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. 2013 May 15;5(5):992–1009. doi: 10.3390/toxins5050992

Table 1.

Summary of microcystins found in fish tissue arranged by species. The range of microcystin detected, whether fresh weight (FW) or dry weight (DW) was used, and the extraction and analytical methods are included.

Fish species Range of microcystin detected (µg/kg) FW or DW Extraction protocol Analytical method Author(s) Year
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) 123.1–250.0 FW Water:methanol:butanol (15:4:1) extraction, C18 cleanup ELISA [29] 2001
Tilapia rendalli 3.0–337.0 DW 100% methanol extraction ELISA [30] 2001
Goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) 50–300 (estimated from their Figure 1) FW 100% methanol extraction PPIA [31] 2003
500–1960 (estimated from their Figure 2) DW Water:methanol:butanol (15:4:1) extraction, C18 and Si cleanup LC-PDA [22] 2005
Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) 0.12–4.0 FW 75% methanol and acetic acid extraction ELISA [32] 2008
0.5–7.0 DW 100% methanol extraction ELISA [33] 2011
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) 210.0–320.0 FW Water:methanol:butanol (15:4:1) extraction, C18 cleanup ELISA [34] 2011
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) 45-225 (estimated from their Figure 1b) FW Homogenization in methanol, hexane LC-MS [35] 2011
0.8–63.4 DW methanol extraction ELISA [33] 2011
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) 46.3 DW Water:methanol:butanol (15:4:1) extraction, C18 and Si cleanup LC-PDA [22] 2005
3.3–19.0 FW 50% methanol, hexane ELISA [36] 2007
2.85–138.7 FW 75% methanol, acetic acid ELISA, LC-MS [37] 2011
50–470 (estimated from their Figure 4) FW 100% methanol extraction ELISA [23] 2012
3.5 FW 5% acetic acid, 0.01M EDTA extraction, charcoal LC-MS/MS Present study 2012
Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) 399.0 FW 100% methanol and acidified water, cleanup with C18 cleanup LC-MS/MS [38] 2009
1.5–1.9 DW 50% methanol extraction ELISA [33] 2011
1.04–70.43 FW 5% acetic acid, 0.01M EDTA extraction, charcoal cleanup LC-MS/MS Present study 2012
White crappie (Pomoxis annularis) 270.0–320.0 FW Water:methanol:butanol (15:4:1) extraction, C18 cleanup ELISA [34] 2011