The cyanobacterial oligopeptides microginins induce DNA damage in the human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell line.

Microginins (MGs) are bioactive metabolites mainly produced by Microcystis spp., (Cyanobacteria) commonly found in eutrophic environments. In this study, the cytotoxic and genotoxic activities of four MG congeners (MG FR3, MG GH787, cyanostatin B, MGL 402) and a well characterized cyanobacterial extract B-14-01 containing these metabolites were evaluated in the human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell line.

Microcystis Chemotype Diversity in the Alimentary Tract of Bigheaded Carp.

Most cyanobacterial organisms included in the genus can produce a wide repertoire of secondary metabolites. In the mid-2010s, summer cyanobacterial blooms of sp. occurred regularly in Lake Balaton.

Attack of Microcystis aeruginosa bloom on a Ceratophyllum submersum field: Ecotoxicological measurements in real environment with real microcystin exposure.

Overproduction of toxic cyanobacteria is a type of harmful algal blooms (HABs). The heptapeptide microcystins (MCs) are one of the most common cyanotoxins. There is increasing research concerning the effects of MCs on growth and physiology of vascular plants, however there is a lack of studies on their direct effects on aquatic macrophytes in the real environment.