pH-dependent hydrophobicity of the cyanobacteria toxin microcystin-LR

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 677-680

  De Maagd, P Gert Jan ^a   Hendriks, A Jan ^b   Seinen, Willem ^a   Sijm, Dick T H M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration; Cyanobacteria; Microcystin LR; n octanol water distribution ratio; pH

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PH EFFECTS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIN;

WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CARBOXYL GROUP; CYANOGINOSIN; DRINKING WATER; OCTANOL; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0033081321     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00258-9     Document Type: Article

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