Algal and cyanobacterial secondary metabolites in freshwaters: A comparison of allelopathic compounds and toxins

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-214

  Leflaive, Joséphine ^a,b   Ten Hage, Loïc ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Allelochemicals; Allelopathy; Micro algae; Phototrophic micro organisms; Toxins

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALLELOCHEMICAL; ALLELOPATHY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MICROALGA; PEPTIDE; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TERPENE; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXICITY; TOXIN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33846208301     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01689.x     Document Type: Review

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