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Histamine is produced by the decarboxylation of histidine in fish muscle tissue. When histamine is ingested in excessive amount, Scombroid poisoning occurs. Scombroid poisoning is a type of allergy with symptom such as headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, facial swelling and low blood pressure. Existing methods to detect histamine include HPLC and TLC. However, they are expensive; in need of well...