DETECTION OF A CYTOTOXIC SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY THE CYANOBACTERIUM MICROCYSTIS-AERUGINOSA STRAIN PCC-7806 - ISOLATION AND DIFFERENTIATION FROM THE PEPTIDE TOXIN MICROCYSTIN-LR BY CYTOTOXICITY ASSAYS

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HENNING, K [1 ]
MEYER, H [1 ]
KRAATZWADSACK, G [1 ]
CREMER, J [1 ]
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[1] FED ARMED FORCES MED ACAD,INST MICROBIOL,MUNICH,GERMANY
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10.1007/BF01571020
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Exposure of four permanent cell lines to crude aqueous extracts of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa (strain PCC 7806) resulted in rounding and lysis of the cells within a few minutes. Cell damage was quantified by determination of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in the cell culture supernatants. By gel filtration, cation exchange chromatography and SDS-PAGE, the cytotoxic effects could be related to a defined substance with an apparent molecular weight of about 35 kDa, which was not heat resistant. The physicochemical properties very clearly mark off this compound from the peptide toxin microcystin-LR, which did not show any detectable cytotoxic effects.
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