BMAA inhibits nitrogen fixation in the cyanobacterium nostoc sp. PCC 7120

Marine Drugs

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3091-3108

  Berntzon, Lotta ^a   Erasmie, Sven ^a   Celepli, Narin ^a   Eriksson, Johan ^a   Rasmussen, Ulla ^a   Bergman, Birgitta ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMAA; Cyanobacteria; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogenase activity; Nostoc sp. PCC 7120; Toxin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETA N METHYLAMINO ALANINE; NEUROTOXIN; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP.; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; GLYCOGEN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; NOSTOC; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84883745208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md11083091     Document Type: Article

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