Phytotoxicity associated to microcystins: a review

Microcystins (MC) are the most studied toxins of cyanobacteria since they are widely distributed and account for several cases of human and animal poisoning, being potent inhibitors of the serine/threonine protein phosphatases 1 (PP1) and 2A (PP2A). The phosphatases PP1 and PP2A are also present in...

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Main Authors: MC Bittencourt-Oliveira, TC Hereman, MK Cordeiro-Araújo, I Macedo-Silva, CT Dias, FFC Sasaki, AN Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842014000400753&lng=en&tlng=en