Microbial BMAA and the Pathway for Parkinson’s Disease Neurodegeneration

The neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a natural non-proteinogenic diamino acid produced by several species of both prokaryotic (cyanobacteria) and eukaryotic (diatoms and dinoflagellates) microorganisms. BMAA has been shown to biomagnify through the food chain in some ecosystems, accumu...

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Main Authors: Daniela Nunes-Costa, João Duarte Magalhães, Maria G-Fernandes, Sandra Morais Cardoso, Nuno Empadinhas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2020.00026/full