A comparative study on three analytical methods for the determination of the neurotoxin BMAA in cyanobacteria.

The cyanobacterial neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) has been considered a serious health threat because of its putative role in multiple neurodegenerative diseases. First reports on BMAA concentrations in cyanobacteria were alarming: nearly all cyanobacteria were assumed to contain high B...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth J Faassen, Frits Gillissen, Miquel Lürling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3343013?pdf=render