Hepatotoxic microcystins (MCs) are the most widespread class of cyanotoxins and the one
that has most often been implicated in cyanobacterial toxicosis. One of the main challenges …

Cyanobacteria are an ancient lineage of slow-growing photosynthetic bacteria and a prolific
source of natural products with intricate chemical structures and potent biological activities …

The cyanobacterial phylum encompasses oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes of a great
breadth of morphologies and ecologies; they play key roles in global carbon and nitrogen …

Cyanobacteria produce an unparalleled variety of toxins that can cause severe health
problems or even death in humans, and wild or domestic animals. In the last decade …

The monocyclic heptapeptides microcystins (MCs), are a group of hepatotoxins, produced
worldwide by some bloom-forming cyanobacterial species/strains both in marine and …

The number of known microcystin (MC) congeners has increased rapidly in recent years as
more sensitive mass spectrometric techniques have enabled the detection of MCs and …

Toxic benthic freshwater cyanobacterial proliferations: Challenges and solutions for
enhancing knowledge and improving monitoring and mitigation - PMC Back to Top Skip to …

Microcystins (MCs) are cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria, which can be harmful to
humans and animals when ingested. Differences in the coding of the non-ribosomal peptide …

Bloom-forming cyanobacteria Planktothrix agardhii and P. rubescens are regularly involved
in the occurrence of cyanotoxin in lakes and reservoirs. Besides microcystins (MCs), which …

Non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) enzymes form modular assembly-lines, wherein
each module governs the incorporation of a specific monomer into a short peptide product …