Non-Regulated Marine Toxins
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Toxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 37
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine biotoxins; phycotoxins; harmful algal blooms; toxic pufferfish; emerging marine toxins; tetrodotoxins; ciguatoxins; lipophilic toxins; toxic episodes management; phycotoxins regulatory monitoring; marine toxins analysis; mouse bioassay; liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue of Marine Drugs entitled “Non-regulated Marine Toxins”. This Special Issue aims to highlight the emerging field of non-regulated marine toxins, shedding light on their occurrence, biological significance and potential risks.
Non-regulated marine toxins constitute bioactive compounds produced by marine organisms that are not currently subject to regulatory limits or monitoring. These toxins may pose a risk to both human and animal health, particularly as the gradually observed alterations in environmental conditions and global seafood trade tend to contribute to their increasing prevalence. Despite their potential impacts, non-regulated marine toxins generally remain understudied, oftentimes accompanied by contradicting or inconclusive information as regards their various features, in comparison to well-characterized marine biotoxins. As such, this Special Issue seeks to provide a platform for researchers to share their latest findings on the identification, characterization, biosynthesis and biological effects of these compounds.
This Issue will feature original research articles, reviews and perspectives targeting to provide a contribution to improve our understanding of non-regulated marine toxins, including their structures, mechanisms of action, biosynthetic pathways and ecological roles. Additionally, studies on detection methods, toxicology, and risk assessments that address the growing need for monitoring and management strategies are most welcome.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Discovery and identification of new non-regulated marine toxins;
- Structural elucidation and biosynthetic pathways of non-regulated marine toxins;
- Biological and toxicological evaluation of these compounds;
- Environmental distribution, metabolism and biotransformation of non-regulated marine toxins;
- Potential applications of non-regulated marine toxins in biotechnology, medicine and other fields;
- Analytical and detection techniques for identifying non-regulated marine toxins;
- Ecological and environmental impacts of non-regulated marine toxins;
- Evidence for geographical or temporal expansion of non-regulated marine toxins;
- Risk assessment and management strategies for non-regulated marine toxins.
We invite all researchers working in the field of marine toxins to contribute their latest research to this Special Issue. We hope this collection of articles will serve as a valuable resource for the scientific community, helping to advance knowledge in this rapidly evolving area and inform future regulatory approaches.
Join us in exploring the fascinating and often overlooked world of non-regulated marine toxins by contributing to this Special Issue of Marine Drugs.
Dr. Panagiota Katikou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- non-regulated marine toxins
- identification and characterization
- structural elucidation
- mechanisms of biosynthesis
- biological evaluation
- toxicity
- pharmacology
- toxicology and risk assessment
- methods for the detection and analysis
- metabolism
- biotransformation
- applications of non-regulated marine toxins in medicine, biotechnology and agriculture
- evidence for geographical/temporal expansion of non-regulated marine toxins
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