"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microcystins" by people in Profiles.
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The biological functions of microcystins. Water Res. 2024 Sep 15; 262:122119.
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Widespread Distribution and Adaptive Degradation of Microcystin Degrader (mlr-Genotype) in Lake Taihu, China. Toxins (Basel). 2021 Dec 03; 13(12).
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Programmed Cell Death-Like and Accompanying Release of Microcystin in Freshwater Bloom-Forming Cyanobacterium Microcystis: From Identification to Ecological Relevance. Toxins (Basel). 2019 12 04; 11(12).