Erratum: Editorial Note to "Identification of an albumin-like protein in plasma of Atlantic cod () and its biomarker potential for PAH contamination" [Heliyon 3 (8) (August 2017) e00367].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.

Identification of an albumin-like protein in plasma of Atlantic cod () and its biomarker potential for PAH contamination.

Increased research efforts are currently focusing on Atlantic cod () and its significance for monitoring the contaminant situation in marine environments. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are well known toxic and carcinogenic compounds, thus continuous monitoring is required to ensure ecosystem sustainability and human food safety. A sensitive biomarker of PAH exposure in humans is the detection of PAH metabolites bound to albumin in blood.

Study of the plasma proteome of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): Effect of exposure to two PAHs and their corresponding diols.

Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in the marine environment represents a risk to marine life and humans. In this study, plasma samples from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) were analysed by shotgun mass spectrometry to investigate the plasma proteome in response to exposure to single PAHs (naphthalene or chrysene) and their corresponding metabolites (dihydrodiols). In total, 369 proteins were identified and ranked according to their relative abundance.