Structure and biosynthesis of toxins from blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 159-176

  Rinehart, Kenneth L ^a   Namikoshi, Michio ^a   Choi, Byoung W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

biosynthesis; cyanobacterial toxins; mass spectrometry; metabolism; microcystins; nodularin; protein phosphatases; stucture assignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000483177     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02186070     Document Type: Article

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