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Toxicity of microcystins in the isolated hepatocytes of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) [PDF]

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2007
The toxicity of hepatotoxic microcystins produced mainly by Microcystis aeruginosa in mammals and fishes was well studied in recent years. However, there were scarcely reports in toxic effects of microcystins on isolated hepatocytes of fishes, especially
Yong-Ding Liu
exaly   +2 more sources

Effects of microcystins on the growth and the activity of superoxide dismutase and peroxidase of rape (Brassica napus L.) and rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Toxicon, 2004
Microcystins are naturally occurring hepatotoxic cyclic heptapeptides produced by some toxic freshwater cyanobacterial species. In this study, crude extract of toxic cyanobacterial blooms from Dianchi Lake in southwestern China was used to determine the ...
Lirong Song, Nanqin Gan
exaly   +2 more sources

A review of neurotoxicity of microcystins

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016
Cyanobacterial blooms-produced microcystins are secondary metabolites which can accumulate in the food chain and contaminate water, thus posing a potential threat to the health of aquatic animals and even humans. Microcystin toxicity affects not only the liver but also the other organs, i.e., the brain.
Yufei Hu, Huihui Fan, Jun He
exaly   +3 more sources

The biological functions of microcystins

Water Research
Microcystins are potent hepatotoxins predominantly produced by bloom-forming freshwater cyanobacteria (e.g., Microcystis, Planktothrix, Dolichospermum). Microcystin biosynthesis involves large multienzyme complexes and tailoring enzymes encoded by the mcy gene cluster. Mutation, recombination, and deletion events have shaped the mcy gene cluster in the
Nian Wei, Chenlin Hu, Elke Dittmann
exaly   +3 more sources

Biodegradation of microcystins by aquatic Burkholderia sp. from a South Brazilian coastal lagoon

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2008
Ralf Kersanach, Odir A Dellagostin, João Sarkis Yunes   +2 more
exaly  

Accumulation and depuration of microcystins (cyanobacteria hepatotoxins) in Tilapia rendalli (Cichlidae) under laboratory conditions

Aquatic Toxicology, 2004
Raquel M Soares, Valeria F MAGALHÃES, Sandra M F O Azevedo   +2 more
exaly  

Fate, abundance and ecological risks of microcystins in aquatic environment: The implication of microplastics

Water Research
Xiaoya Ren, Mengqi Feng, Tangjian Peng   +2 more
exaly  

Phytotoxic effects of a natural bloom extract containing microcystins on Lycopersicon esculentum

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2012
Fatima El Khalloufi, Issam El Ghazali, Khalid Oufdou   +2 more
exaly  

The Fate of Microcystins in the Environment and Challenges for Monitoring

Toxins, 2014
Microcystins are secondary metabolites produced by cyanobacteria that act as hepatotoxins in higher organisms. These toxins can be altered through abiotic processes, such as photodegradation and adsorption, as well as through biological processes via ...
Steven W Wilhelm, Gregory L Boyer, Wilhelm Steven W   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Microcystins in water and in microalgae

Toxicology Reports, 2018
Microcystins have been the subject of increasingly alarming popular and scientific articles, which have taken as their unquestionable foundation the provisional Guideline of 1 μg/L established by the WHO Panel on microcystins levels in water, and ...
Stefano Scoglio
doaj   +2 more sources