Mycosporine-like amino acids and marine toxins - The common and the different

Marine Drugs

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-163

  Klisch, Manfred ^a   Häder, Donat P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algae; Cyanobacteria; Marine toxins; Mycosporine like amino acids

Indexed keywords

ANATOXIN A; APLYSIATOXIN; CYCLOHEXYLAMINE; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; DOMOIC ACID; GONYAUTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LYNGBYATOXIN A; MARINE TOXIN; MICROCYSTIN LR; MYCOSPORINE LIKE AMINO ACID; NEUROTOXIN; NODULARIN; SAXITOXIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 46349105168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md6020147     Document Type: Review

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