Detection, transfer and role of an environmentally spread neurotoxin (BMAA) with focus on cyanobacteria and the Baltic Sea region

Detection, transfer and role of an environmentally spread neurotoxin (BMAA) with focus on cyanobacteria and the Baltic Sea region

β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is one of the more recently discovered bioactive compounds produced by cyanobacteria. BMAA is a non-protein amino acid reported present in human brain tissues of patients deceased from a neurodegenerative disease, such as Alzheimer´s disease or amyotrophic lateral sc...

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Main Author: Berntzon, Lotta
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik 2015
Subjects:
β-N-methylamino-L-alanine
BMAA
cyanobacteria
Baltic Sea
blooms
neurotoxin
neurodegenerative diseases
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALS
nitrogenase
nitrogen fixation
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-118882
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7649-142-3

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http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7649-142-3

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