In Vitro Toxicological Assessment of Cylindrospermopsin: A Review [PDF]
Toxins, 2017 Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is a cyanobacterial toxin that is gaining importance, owing to its increasing expansion worldwide and the increased frequency of its blooms. CYN mainly targets the liver, but also involves other organs.
Silvia Pichardo +2 more
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Physiological and Metabolic Responses of Marine Mussels Exposed to Toxic Cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa and Chrysosporum ovalisporum [PDF]
Toxins, 2020 Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are a major contaminant in inland aquatic ecosystems. Furthermore, toxic blooms are carried downstream by rivers and waterways to estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Concerning marine and estuarine animal species, very little is
Flavio Oliveira +10 more
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Understanding the Risks of Diffusion of Cyanobacteria Toxins in Rivers, Lakes, and Potable Water [PDF]
Toxins, 2023 Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, may be prevalent in our rivers and tap water. These minuscule bacteria can grow swiftly and form blooms in warm, nutrient-rich water.
Amin Mahmood Thawabteh +5 more
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Analysis of the Use of Cylindrospermopsin and/or Microcystin-Contaminated Water in the Growth, Mineral Content, and Contamination of Spinacia oleracea and Lactuca sativa [PDF]
Toxins, 2019 Cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins constitute a serious environmental and human health problem. Moreover, concerns are raised with the use of contaminated water in agriculture and vegetable production as this can lead to food contamination and human exposure ...
Maria Llana-Ruiz-Cabello +11 more
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Allelopathic Potential of the Cyanotoxins Microcystin-LR and Cylindrospermopsin on Green Algae [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Allelopathic interactions are widespread in all aquatic habitats, among all groups of aquatic primary biomass producers, including cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria are producers of potent toxins called cyanotoxins, whose biological and ecological roles ...
Ivanka Teneva +4 more
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New Method for Simultaneous Determination of Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin in Vegetable Matrices by SPE-UPLC-MS/MS [PDF]
Toxins, 2018 Cyanotoxins are a large group of noxious metabolites with different chemical structure and mechanisms of action, with a worldwide distribution, producing effects in animals, humans, and crop plants.
Leticia Díez-Quijada +7 more
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Microcystin-LR and Cylindrospermopsin Induced Alterations in Chromatin Organization of Plant Cells [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2013 Cyanobacteria produce metabolites with diverse bioactivities, structures and pharmacological properties. The effects of microcystins (MCYs), a family of peptide type protein-phosphatase inhibitors and cylindrospermopsin (CYN), an alkaloid type of protein
Gábor Vasas +2 more
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Evaluation of Genotoxic and Hemolytic Effects of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and Microcystis aeruginosa Biomass Extracts on Human Blood Cells In Vitro [PDF]
MicroorganismsThis study explores the in vitro effects of cyanotoxins from the methanolic extract of the cyanobacteria Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and Microcystis aeruginosa on human blood cells, with samples drawn from the Gruža reservoir in Serbia. These cyanobacteria,
Nevena B. Đorđević +6 more
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Molecular Screening for Cyanobacteria and Their Cyanotoxin Potential in Diverse Habitats [PDF]
ToxinsCyanobacteria are adaptable and dominant organisms that exist in many harsh and extreme environments due to their great ecological tolerance. They produce various secondary metabolites, including cyanotoxins.
Maša Jablonska +5 more
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Validation of a Method for Cylindrospermopsin Determination in Vegetables: Application to Real Samples Such as Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) [PDF]
Toxins, 2018 Reports on the occurrence of the cyanobacterial toxin cylindrospermopsin (CYN) have increased worldwide because of CYN toxic effects in humans and animals.
Ana I. Prieto +6 more
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