Parameter: Particulate_DA

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: 
Particulate_DA
Supplied Units: 
nanograms of domoic acid per micromole of carbon (ng DA/umol C)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Particulate domoic acid. The amount of intracellular domoic acid normalized to particulate organic carbon. Null values indicate data point is missing as there was an issue during data collection or processing.