Environmental Neurotoxin β-<i>N</i>-Methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) as a Widely Occurring Putative Pathogenic Factor in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Environmental Neurotoxin β-<i>N</i>-Methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) as a Widely Occurring Putative Pathogenic Factor in Neurodegenerative Diseases

In the present review we have discussed the occurrence of β-<i>N</i>-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and its natural isomers, and the organisms and sample types in which the toxin(s) have been detected. Further, the review discusses general pathogenic mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease...

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Main Authors: Srdjan Lopicic, Zorica Svirčev, Tamara Palanački Malešević, Aleksandar Kopitović, Aleksandra Ivanovska, Jussi Meriluoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
cyanobacteria
β-<i>N</i>-methylamino-L-alanine
BMAA
neurodegenerative diseases
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/12/2418

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