Evidence that microcystin is a thio-template product

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 591-597

  Arment, Anthony R ^a   Carmichael, Wayne W ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biotoxins; cyanobacteria; microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa; peptide synthetase; thio template

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0029819670     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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