The diversity of cyanobacterial toxins on structural characterization, distribution and identification: A systematic review

X Du, H Liu, L Yuan, Y Wang, Y Ma, R Wang, X Chen… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
The widespread distribution of cyanobacteria in the aquatic environment is increasing the
risk of water pollution caused by cyanotoxins, which poses a serious threat to human health …

Is exposure to BMAA a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases? A response to a critical review of the BMAA hypothesis

D Ra, B Sa, B Sl, M Js, M Sj, D DA, S Ew, KO, B Eb… - Neurotoxicity …, 2021 - Springer
In a literature survey, Chernoff et al.(2017) dismissed the hypothesis that chronic exposure
to β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) may be a risk factor for progressive …

Ecosystem services provided by freshwater and marine diatoms

V B-Béres, C Stenger-Kovács, K Buczkó, J Padisák… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Diatoms, a unique group of algae colonising a wide range of aquatic habitats and
contributing to human well-being in many ways. We list and summarise these services using …

Microbial BMAA and the pathway for Parkinson's disease neurodegeneration

D Nunes-Costa, JD Magalhães… - Frontiers in aging …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a natural non-proteinogenic diamino
acid produced by several species of both prokaryotic (cyanobacteria) and eukaryotic …

A critical review of the postulated role of the non-essential amino acid, β-N-methylamino-L-alanine, in neurodegenerative disease in humans

N Chernoff, DJ Hill, DL Diggs, BD Faison… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The compound BMAA (β-N-methylamino-L-alanine) has been postulated to play a
significant role in four serious neurological human diseases: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis …

Production of BMAA and DAB by diatoms (Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Chaetoceros sp., Chaetoceros calcitrans and, Thalassiosira pseudonana) and bacteria …

D Réveillon, V Séchet, P Hess, Z Amzil - Harmful Algae, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgae have previously been reported to contain β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA),
and the global presence of these primary producers has been associated with the …

Non-Proteinogenic Amino Acid β-N-Methylamino-L-Alanine (BMAA): Bioactivity and Ecological Significance

OA Koksharova, NA Safronova - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Research interest in a non-protein amino acid β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) arose
due to the discovery of a connection between exposure to BMAA and the occurrence of …

Toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in European waters–recent progress achieved through the CYANOCOST Action and challenges for further research

J Meriluoto, L Blaha, G Bojadzija, M Bormans… - … in Oceanography and …, 2017 - hal.science
This review aims to summarise the outcomes of some recent European research concerning
toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins, with an emphasis on developments within the …

First investigation of the temporal distribution of neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and the candidate causative microalgae along the South Sea Coast of …

SY Kim, M Kim, YK Lim, SH Baek, JY Kim, KG An… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), produced by cyanobacteria and
diatoms, has been implicated as an environmental risk factor for neurodegenerative …

Production of β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and Its Isomers by Freshwater Diatoms

JP Violi, JA Facey, SM Mitrovic, A Colville, KJ Rodgers - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a non-protein amino acid that has been implicated as a
risk factor for motor neurone disease (MND). BMAA is produced by a wide range of …