"Microcystins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cyclic heptapeptides found in MICROCYSTIS and other CYANOBACTERIA. Hepatotoxic and carcinogenic effects have been noted. They are sometimes called cyanotoxins, which should not be confused with chemicals containing a cyano group (CN) which are toxic.
| Descriptor ID |
D052998
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.345.566.447 D12.644.641.447
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microcystins" by people in Profiles.
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Genes coding for hepatotoxic heptapeptides (microcystins) in the cyanobacterium Anabaena strain 90. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Feb; 70(2):686-92.
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Characterization of toxin-producing cyanobacteria by using an oligonucleotide probe containing a tandemly repeated heptamer. J Bacteriol. 1995 Oct; 177(20):6021-6.