BMAA Inhibits Nitrogen Fixation in the Cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. PCC 7120
Cyanobacteria produce a range of secondary metabolites, one being the neurotoxic non-protein amino acid β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), proposed to be a causative agent of human neurodegeneration. As for most cyanotoxins, the function of BMAA in cyanobacteria is unknown. Here, we examined the effe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-08-01
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Series: | Marine Drugs |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/8/3091 |