Diatoms: a novel source for the neurotoxin BMAA in aquatic environments.

Diatoms: a novel source for the neurotoxin BMAA in aquatic environments.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease is a neurological disorder linked to environmental exposure to a non-protein amino acid, β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA). The only organisms reported to be BMAA-producing, are cyanobacteria--prokaryotic organisms. In this study, we de...

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Main Authors: Liying Jiang, Johan Eriksson, Sandra Lage, Sara Jonasson, Shiva Shams, Martin Mehine, Leopold L Ilag, Ulla Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3879315?pdf=render

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