Description
Microcystins are hepatotoxic cyclic heptapeptide toxins produced by cyanobacteria.{13247} They are responsible for periodic poisonings of humans and livestock drinking fresh water where the blue-green algae are endemic. Microcystin-LR is a selective inhibitor of PP2A (IC50= 0.04 nM) and will completely inhibit this enzyme without affecting PP1 when used at a concentration of 0.5 nM.{13248} The PP1 IC50 is about 1.7 nM. Microcystins are at least 10 times more potent as serine/threonine PP inhibitors than okadaic acid, another microalgal toxin also used for this purpose.
Formal name: cyclo[2,3-didehydro-N-methylalanyl-D-alanyl-L-leucyl-(3S)-3-methyl-D-β-aspartyl-L-arginyl-(2S,3S,4E,6E,8S,9S)-3-amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyl-4,6-decadienoyl-D-γ-glutamyl]
Synonyms: Cyanoginosin-LR|Toxin T 17 (M. aeruginosa)
Molecular weight: 995.2
CAS: 101043-37-2
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A solid
Product Type|Biochemicals|Natural Products|Microbial Metabolites||Product Type|Biochemicals|Small Molecule Inhibitors|Phosphatases||Product Type|Biochemicals|Toxins|Microcystins||Research Area|Toxicology|Environmental|Aquatic Systems