Cyanobacterial Neurotoxins: Their Occurrence and Mechanisms of Toxicity

New Typical Vector of Neurotoxin β-N-Methylamino-l-Alanine (BMAA) in the Marine Benthic Ecosystem

(2016) Aifeng Li et al.   Marine Drugs

Vervets and macaques: Similarities and differences in their responses to l -BMAA

(2016) P.S. Spencer et al.   NEUROTOXICOLOGY

The metabolism of the non-proteinogenic amino acid β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803

(2016) Simoné Downing et al.   TOXICON

BMAA detected as neither free nor protein bound amino acid in blue mussels

(2016) Johan Rosén et al.   TOXICON

The use of l-serine to prevent β-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA)-induced proteotoxic stress in vitro

(2016) Brendan J. Main et al.   TOXICON

A new method for analysis of underivatized free β-methylamino-alanine: Validation and method comparison

(2016) Johan Rosén et al.   TOXICON

Cyanobacterial Neurotoxin BMAA and Mercury in Sharks

(2016) Neil Hammerschlag et al.   Toxins

Determination of BMAA and three alkaloid cyanotoxins in lake water using dansyl chloride derivatization and high-resolution mass spectrometry

(2015) Audrey Roy-Lachapelle et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) and isomers: Distribution in different food web compartments of Thau lagoon, French Mediterranean Sea

(2015) Damien Réveillon et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Detection of BMAA in the human central nervous system

(2015) L. Berntzon et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Bacteria do not incorporate β-N-methylamino-l-alanine into their proteins

(2015) Rianita van Onselen et al.   TOXICON

The natural non-protein amino acid N-β-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) is incorporated into protein during synthesis

(2014) W. Broc Glover et al.   AMINO ACIDS

BMAA in shellfish from two Portuguese transitional water bodies suggests the marine dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum as a potential BMAA source

(2014) Sandra Lage et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Environmental neurotoxins β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) and mercury in shark cartilage dietary supplements

(2014) Kiyo Mondo et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

An Expanded Genomic Representation of the Phylum Cyanobacteria

(2014) Rochelle M. Soo et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Diatoms: A Novel Source for the Neurotoxin BMAA in Aquatic Environments

(2014) Liying Jiang et al.   PLoS One

Tau pathology involves protein phosphatase 2A in Parkinsonism-dementia of Guam

(2014) M. Arif et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Detection of cyanobacterial neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-l-alanine within shellfish in the diet of an ALS patient in Florida

(2014) Sandra Anne Banack et al.   TOXICON

Quantification of neurotoxin BMAA (β-N-methylamino-L-alanine) in seafood from Swedish markets

(2014) Liying Jiang et al.   Scientific Reports

Impact of Environmental Factors on the Regulation of Cyanotoxin Production

(2014) Thangavelu Boopathi et al.   Toxins

Co-occurrence of the Cyanotoxins BMAA, DABA and Anatoxin-a in Nebraska Reservoirs, Fish, and Aquatic Plants

(2014) Maitham Al-Sammak et al.   Toxins

Validation of the analytical procedure for the determination of the neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-l-alanine in complex environmental samples

(2013) Audrey Combes et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Nonproteinogenic Amino Acid Building Blocks for Nonribosomal Peptide and Hybrid Polyketide Scaffolds

(2013) Christopher T. Walsh et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cyanobacterial toxins: Modes of actions, fate in aquatic and soil ecosystems, phytotoxicity and bioaccumulation in agricultural crops

(2013) Sylvain Corbel et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

β-N-methylamino-l-alanine causes neurological and pathological phenotypes mimicking Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): The first step towards an experimental model for sporadic ALS

(2013) Estefanía de Munck et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Non-protein amino acids and neurodegeneration: The enemy within

(2013) Kenneth J. Rodgers   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Cerebral uptake and protein incorporation of cyanobacterial toxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine

(2013) Xiaobin Xie et al.   NEUROREPORT

The Non-Protein Amino Acid BMAA Is Misincorporated into Human Proteins in Place of l-Serine Causing Protein Misfolding and Aggregation

(2013) Rachael Anne Dunlop et al.   PLoS One

Dietary BMAA Exposure in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cluster from Southern France

(2013) Estelle Masseret et al.   PLoS One

Occurrence and transfer of a cyanobacterial neurotoxin β-methylamino-l-alanine within the aquatic food webs of Gonghu Bay (Lake Taihu, China) to evaluate the potential human health risk

(2013) Yiying Jiao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The cyanobacterial neurotoxin beta-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) induces neuronal and behavioral changes in honeybees

(2013) Oliver Okle et al.   TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY

Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins: From Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health to Anticarcinogenic Effects

(2013) Giliane Zanchett et al.   Toxins

The human gut and groundwater harbor non-photosynthetic bacteria belonging to a new candidate phylum sibling to Cyanobacteria

(2013) Sara C Di Rienzi et al.   eLife

Selective LC-MS/MS method for the identification of BMAA from its isomers in biological samples

(2012) Liying Jiang et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Amino acid neurotoxins in feathers of the Lesser Flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor

(2012) J.S. Metcalf et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Cyanobacterial Neurotoxin β-N-Methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in Shark Fins

(2012) Kiyo Mondo et al.   Marine Drugs

A Comparative Study on Three Analytical Methods for the Determination of the Neurotoxin BMAA in Cyanobacteria

(2012) Elisabeth J. Faassen et al.   PLoS One

Cyanobacteria Produce N-(2-Aminoethyl)Glycine, a Backbone for Peptide Nucleic Acids Which May Have Been the First Genetic Molecules for Life on Earth

(2012) Sandra Anne Banack et al.   PLoS One

L-BMAA Induced ER Stress and Enhanced Caspase 12 Cleavage in Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells at Low Nonexcitotoxic Concentrations

(2012) Oliver Okle et al.   TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Early hippocampal cell death, and late learning and memory deficits in rats exposed to the environmental toxin BMAA (β-N-methylamino-l-alanine) during the neonatal period

(2011) Oskar Karlsson et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Cyanotoxins: Bioaccumulation and Effects on Aquatic Animals

(2011) Aloysio da S. Ferrão-Filho et al.   Marine Drugs

Increasing Oxygen Radicals and Water Temperature Select for Toxic Microcystis sp

(2011) Claudia Dziallas et al.   PLoS One

Distinguishing the cyanobacterial neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) from other diamino acids

(2011) S.A. Banack et al.   TOXICON

Nitrogen starvation of cyanobacteria results in the production of β-N-methylamino-L-alanine

(2011) S. Downing et al.   TOXICON

Global warming and hepatotoxin production by cyanobacteria: What can we learn from experiments?

(2011) Rehab El-Shehawy et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Eco-physiological adaptations that favour freshwater cyanobacteria in a changing climate

(2011) Cayelan C. Carey et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Cyanobacterial blooms and the occurrence of the neurotoxin, beta-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA), in South Florida aquatic food webs

(2010) Larry E. Brand et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Development and application of a comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry method for the analysis of l-β-methylamino-alanine in human tissue

(2010) Laura R. Snyder et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A

Transfer of a cyanobacterial neurotoxin within a temperate aquatic ecosystem suggests pathways for human exposure

(2010) S. Jonasson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cyanobacterial neurotoxin BMAA in ALS and Alzheimer’s disease

(2009) J. Pablo et al.   ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

BMAA – an unusual cyanobacterial neurotoxin

(2009) Kaivalya J. Vyas et al.   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Cyanobacteria and BMAA exposure from desert dust: A possible link to sporadic ALS among Gulf War veterans

(2009) Paul Alan Cox et al.   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Mechanisms of β-N-methylamino-L-alanine induced neurotoxicity

(2009) Doug Lobner   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

LACK OF CEREBRAL BMAA IN HUMAN CEREBRAL CORTEX

(2009) L. R. Snyder et al.   NEUROLOGY

Selective Brain Uptake and Behavioral Effects of the Cyanobacterial Toxin BMAA (β-N-Methylamino-L-alanine) following Neonatal Administration to Rodents

(2009) Oskar Karlsson et al.   TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Parkinson–dementia complex and development of a new stable isotope dilution assay for BMAA detection in tissue

(2009) Laura R. Snyder et al.   TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY

LC–MS/MS determination of the isomeric neurotoxins BMAA (β-N-methylamino-l-alanine) and DAB (2,4-diaminobutyric acid) in cyanobacteria and seeds of Cycas revoluta and Lathyrus latifolius

(2009) Thomas Krüger et al.   TOXICON

Analyses of paralytic shellfish toxins and biomarkers in a southern Brazilian reservoir

(2009) Zaira Clemente et al.   TOXICON

Detection of the neurotoxin BMAA within cyanobacteria isolated from freshwater in China

(2009) Aifeng Li et al.   TOXICON

Neurotoxic cyanobacterial toxins

(2009) Rómulo Aráoz et al.   TOXICON

β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) in novel South African cyanobacterial isolates

(2008) M. Esterhuizen et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Co-occurrence of β-N-methylamino-l-alanine, a neurotoxic amino acid with other cyanobacterial toxins in British waterbodies, 1990–2004

(2008) James S. Metcalf et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Misincorporation of amino acid analogues into proteins by biosynthesis

(2008) Kenneth J. Rodgers et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

Animal models of BMAA neurotoxicity: A critical review

(2008) Vardan T. Karamyan et al.   LIFE SCIENCES

Cyanobacterial Toxins as Allelochemicals with Potential Applications as Algaecides, Herbicides and Insecticides

(2008) John P. Berry   Marine Drugs

CLIMATE: Blooms Like It Hot

(2008) H. W. Paerl et al.   SCIENCE