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Distinguishing the cyanobacterial neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) from its structural isomer 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (2,4-DAB)

  • S. A. Banack
  • , T. G. Downing
  • , Z. Spácil
  • , E. L. Purdie
  • , J. S. Metcalf
  • , S. Downing
  • , M. Esterhuizen
  • , G. A. Codd
  • , P. A. Cox
  • Institute for Ethnomedicine
  • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
  • Charles University in Prague
  • University of Washington
  • University of Dundee

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)868-879
Number of pages12
JournalToxicon
Volume56
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Toxicology

Keywords

  • 2,4-DAB
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • BMAA
  • Cyanobacteria
  • Diaminobutyric acid
  • Excitotoxicity
  • Neurotoxicity
  • Non-protein amino acids

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