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Cyanobacterial Toxins as Allelochemicals with Potential Applications as Algaecides, Herbicides and Insecticides
Cyanobacteria (“blue-green algae”) from marine and freshwater habitats are known to produce a diverse array of toxic or otherwise bioactive metabolites. However, the functional role of the vast majority of these compounds, particularly in terms of the physiology and ecology of the cyanobacteria that...
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2525484/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18728763 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md20080007 |
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author | Berry, John P. Gantar, Miroslav Perez, Mario H. Berry, Gerald Noriega, Fernando G. |
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description | Cyanobacteria (“blue-green algae”) from marine and freshwater habitats are known to produce a diverse array of toxic or otherwise bioactive metabolites. However, the functional role of the vast majority of these compounds, particularly in terms of the physiology and ecology of the cyanobacteria that produce them, remains largely unknown. A limited number of studies have suggested that some of the compounds may have ecological roles as allelochemicals, specifically including compounds that may inhibit competing sympatric macrophytes, algae and microbes. These allelochemicals may also play a role in defense against potential predators and grazers, particularly aquatic invertebrates and their larvae. This review will discuss the existing evidence for the allelochemical roles of cyanobacterial toxins, as well as the potential for development and application of these compounds as algaecides, herbicides and insecticides, and specifically present relevant results from investigations into toxins of cyanobacteria from the Florida Everglades and associated waterways. |
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spelling | pubmed-25254842008-08-26 Cyanobacterial Toxins as Allelochemicals with Potential Applications as Algaecides, Herbicides and Insecticides Berry, John P. Gantar, Miroslav Perez, Mario H. Berry, Gerald Noriega, Fernando G. Mar Drugs Review Cyanobacteria (“blue-green algae”) from marine and freshwater habitats are known to produce a diverse array of toxic or otherwise bioactive metabolites. However, the functional role of the vast majority of these compounds, particularly in terms of the physiology and ecology of the cyanobacteria that produce them, remains largely unknown. A limited number of studies have suggested that some of the compounds may have ecological roles as allelochemicals, specifically including compounds that may inhibit competing sympatric macrophytes, algae and microbes. These allelochemicals may also play a role in defense against potential predators and grazers, particularly aquatic invertebrates and their larvae. This review will discuss the existing evidence for the allelochemical roles of cyanobacterial toxins, as well as the potential for development and application of these compounds as algaecides, herbicides and insecticides, and specifically present relevant results from investigations into toxins of cyanobacteria from the Florida Everglades and associated waterways. Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2008-05-15 /pmc/articles/PMC2525484/ /pubmed/18728763 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md20080007 Text en © 2008 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland |
spellingShingle | Review Berry, John P. Gantar, Miroslav Perez, Mario H. Berry, Gerald Noriega, Fernando G. Cyanobacterial Toxins as Allelochemicals with Potential Applications as Algaecides, Herbicides and Insecticides |
title | Cyanobacterial Toxins as Allelochemicals with Potential Applications as Algaecides, Herbicides and Insecticides |
title_full | Cyanobacterial Toxins as Allelochemicals with Potential Applications as Algaecides, Herbicides and Insecticides |
title_fullStr | Cyanobacterial Toxins as Allelochemicals with Potential Applications as Algaecides, Herbicides and Insecticides |
title_full_unstemmed | Cyanobacterial Toxins as Allelochemicals with Potential Applications as Algaecides, Herbicides and Insecticides |
title_short | Cyanobacterial Toxins as Allelochemicals with Potential Applications as Algaecides, Herbicides and Insecticides |
title_sort | cyanobacterial toxins as allelochemicals with potential applications as algaecides, herbicides and insecticides |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2525484/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18728763 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md20080007 |
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