Audrey Roy-Lachapelle

Dr. Audrey Roy-Lachapelle

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Academic Career Length

14Years (2013-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 February 2017 in Toxins
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ARAudrey Roy-Lachapelle
Audrey Roy-Lachapelle
MSMorgan Solliec
Morgan Solliec
MBMaryse Bouchard
Maryse Bouchard
Sébastien SauvéSébastien Sauvé
Sébastien Sauvé
Algae dietary supplements are marketed worldwide as natural health products. Although their proprieties have been claimed as beneficial to improve overall health, there have been several previous reports of contamination by cyanotoxins. These products generally contain non-toxic cyanobacteria, but the methods of cultivation in natural waters without appropriate quality controls allow contamination by toxin producer species present in the natural environment. In this study, we investigated the presence of total microcystins, seven individual microcystins (RR, YR, LR, LA, LY, LW, LF), anatoxin-a, dihydroanatoxin-a, epoxyanatoxin-a, cylindrospermopsin, saxitoxin, and β-methylamino-l-alanine in 18 different commercially available products containing Spirulina or Aphanizomenon flos-aquae. Total microcystins analysis was accomplished using a Lemieux oxidation and a chemical derivatization using dansyl chloride was needed for the simultaneous analysis of cylindrospermopsin, saxitoxin, and β-methylamino-l-alanine. Moreover, the use of laser diode thermal desorption (LDTD) and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) both coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) enabled high performance detection and quantitation. Out of the 18 products analyzed, 8 contained some cyanotoxins at levels exceeding the tolerable daily intake values. The presence of cyanotoxins in these algal dietary supplements reinforces the need for a better quality control as well as consumer’s awareness on the potential risks associated with the consumption of these supplements.

1 February 2016 in Science of The Total Environment
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MSMorgan Solliec
Morgan Solliec
ARAudrey Roy-Lachapelle
Audrey Roy-Lachapelle
MGMarc-Olivier Gasser
Marc-Olivier Gasser
CCCaroline Coté
Caroline Coté
MGMylène Généreux
Mylène Généreux
Sébastien SauvéSébastien Sauvé
Sébastien Sauvé


1 December 2015 in Toxicon
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PFPaul B. Fayad
Paul B. Fayad
ARAudrey Roy-Lachapelle
Audrey Roy-Lachapelle
SDSung Vo Duy
Sung Vo Duy
MPMichèle Prévost
Michèle Prévost
Sébastien SauvéSébastien Sauvé
Sébastien Sauvé


1 September 2017 in Journal of Chromatography A
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GMGabriel Munoz
Gabriel Munoz
SDSung Vo Duy
Sung Vo Duy
ARAudrey Roy-Lachapelle
Audrey Roy-Lachapelle
BHBarry Husk
Barry Husk
Sébastien SauvéSébastien Sauvé
Sébastien Sauvé