Cyclamide
Cyclamides are a class of oligopeptides, produced by cyanobacteria algae strains, such as microcystis aeruginosa and can be toxic. Cyclamides are synthesized through ribosomic pathways.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ Ramsy Agha, Samuel Cirés, Lars Wörmer and Antonio Quesada (2013). "Limited Stability of Microcystins in Oligopeptide Compositions of Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanobacteria): Implications in the Definition of Chemotypes". Toxins 5: 1089–1104. doi:10.3390/toxins5061089.
- ↑ Cyril Portmann, Judith F. Blom, Karl Gademann and Friedrich Jüttner (2008). "Aerucyclamides A and B: Isolation and Synthesis of Toxic Ribosomal Heterocyclic Peptides from the Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806". J. Nat. Prod. 71: 1193–6. doi:10.1021/np800118g. PMID 18558743.
External links
Cyanobacteria, and toxin production (The New York Times)
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