BMAA Inhibits Nitrogen Fixation in the Cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. PCC 7120

Cyanobacteria produce a range of secondary metabolites, one being the neurotoxic non-protein amino acid β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), proposed to be a causative agent of human neurodegeneration. As for most cyanotoxins, the function of BMAA in cyanobacteria is unknown. Here, we examined the effe...

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Main Authors: Birgitta Bergman, Ulla Rasmussen, Johan Eriksson, Sven Erasmie, Narin Celepli, Lotta Berntzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/8/3091