Uracil moiety is required for toxicity of the cyanobacterial hepatotoxin cylindrospermopsin

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 281-288

  Banker, R ^a   Carmeli, S ^a   Werman, M ^b   Teltsch, B ^c   Porat, R ^c   Sukenik, A ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c Mekorot Israel National Water COLTD   (Israel)

^d The Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; PYRIMIDINE; URACIL;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; LD 50; LIVER TOXICITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYANOBACTERIA; LIVER; MARINE TOXINS; MICE; MICROCYSTINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDES; URACIL;

APHANIZOMENON OVALISPORUM; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0035936887     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841001459432     Document Type: Article

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