The metabolism of the non-proteinogenic amino acid β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803

Toxicon

Volumn 115, Issue , 2016, Pages 41-48

  Downing, Simoné ^a   Downing, Timothy Grant ^a,b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Institute for Ethnomedicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; BMAA; Cyanobacteria; Metabolism; Synechocystis PCC6803; N methylamino L alanine

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 3 METHYLAMINOPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID; AMINO GROUP; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMMONIA; BETA-N-METHYLAMINO-L-ALANINE; DIAMINO ACID; NEUROTOXIN; NITROGEN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNECHOCYSTIS; TRANSAMINATION; METABOLISM;

AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; AMMONIA; NEUROTOXINS; NITROGEN; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 84960462770     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.03.005     Document Type: Article

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