Parameter: DA_production_rate

Dataset: 
P. australis physiological data (Cluster experiments)
Parameter: 
domoic acid
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: 
DA_production_rate
Supplied Units: 
nanograms of domoic acid per micromole of carbon per day (ng DA/umol C/day)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Domoic acid production rate. Domoic acid production rates were calculated by multiplying specific growth rates by DA quotas. This value provides an estimate of how toxic a bloom might be, based on the ability of Pseudo-nitzschia to increase cell abundances and produce high DA quotas (per mol POC).