microcystin
Sign in to saveAlso known as microcystins, cyanoginosin, cyanoginosins
thumb|300px|Lake Erie in October 2011, during an intense cyanobacteria bloom
Research
6,417 papers- Microcystin Contamination and Toxicity: Implications for Agriculture and Public Health.Toxins · 2022
- Microcystin-producing blooms--a serious global public health issue.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2004
- Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Microcystin and Increased Vibrio Occurrence as Climate-Change-Induced Biological Co-Stressors: Exposure and Disease Outcomes via Their Interaction with Gut-Liver-Brain Axis.Toxins · 2023
- Persistence of Microcystin in Three Agricultural Ponds in Georgia, USA.Toxins · 2024
- Current research scenario for biological effect of exogenous factors on microcystin synthesis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Chemistry
- Mechanism of action
- Factors affecting production
- Exposure pathways
- Lake Erie blooms
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Iowa
- Oregon
- Human health effects upon exposure
- Regulation
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|300px|Lake Erie in October 2011, during an intense cyanobacteria bloom
Microcystins—or cyanoginosins—are a class of cyanotoxins, which are toxins produced by cyanobacteria, sometimes known as blue-green algae. Over 250 different microcystins have been discovered so far, of which microcystin-LR is the most common. Chemically they are cyclic heptapeptides produced through nonribosomal peptide synthases.
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