Binding of copper and zinc to three cyanobacterial microcystins quantified by differential pulse polarography

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1679-1686

  Humble, Amanda V ^a   Gadd, Geoffrey M ^a   Codd, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue green algae; Copper; Cyanobacteria; Differential pulse polarography; Formation constants; Microcystins; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPPER; ELECTROLYTES; PH EFFECTS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; ZINC;

CYANOBACTERIA; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE POLAROGRAPHY; MICROCYSTINS;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; COPPER; CYANOGINOSIN; HEPTAPEPTIDE; LIGAND; PHENYLALANINE; TRYPTOPHAN; ZINC;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE POLAROGRAPHY; METAL BINDING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0031195195     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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