microcystin

Also known as microcystins, cyanoginosin, cyanoginosins

thumb|300px|Lake Erie in October 2011, during an intense cyanobacteria bloom

Research

6,417 papers

Microcystin Contamination and Toxicity: Implications for Agriculture and Public Health.Toxins · 2022
Microcystin-producing blooms--a serious global public health issue.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2004
Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Microcystin and Increased Vibrio Occurrence as Climate-Change-Induced Biological Co-Stressors: Exposure and Disease Outcomes via Their Interaction with Gut-Liver-Brain Axis.Toxins · 2023
Persistence of Microcystin in Three Agricultural Ponds in Georgia, USA.Toxins · 2024
Current research scenario for biological effect of exogenous factors on microcystin synthesis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022

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Contents

Characteristics
Chemistry
Mechanism of action
Factors affecting production
Exposure pathways
Lake Erie blooms
San Francisco Bay Area
Iowa
Oregon
Human health effects upon exposure
Regulation
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References
Further reading
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thumb|300px|Lake Erie in October 2011, during an intense cyanobacteria bloom

Microcystins—or cyanoginosins—are a class of cyanotoxins, which are toxins produced by cyanobacteria, sometimes known as blue-green algae. Over 250 different microcystins have been discovered so far, of which microcystin-LR is the most common. Chemically they are cyclic heptapeptides produced through nonribosomal peptide synthases.