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Descriptor English: Microcystins
Descriptor Spanish: Microcistinas
Descriptor microcistinas
Entry term(s) cianoginosinas
Scope note: Heptapéptidos cíclicos que se encuentran en MICROCYSTIS y otras CIANOBACTERIA. Se han observado efectos carcinogénicos y hepatotóxicos. A veces se las denomina cianotoxinas, pero no hay que confundirlas con sustancias químicas que contienen un grupo ciano (CN) y son tóxicas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Microcistinas
Descriptor French: Microcystines
Entry term(s): Cyanoginosins
Tree number(s): D04.345.566.447
D12.644.641.447
D23.946.123.257.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D052998
Scope note: Cyclic heptapeptides found in MICROCYSTIS and other CYANOBACTERIA. Hepatotoxic and carcinogenic effects have been noted. They are sometimes called cyanotoxins, which should not be confused with chemicals containing a cyano group (CN) which are toxic.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Carcinogens
Previous Indexing: Bacterial Toxins (1981-2006)
Peptides, Cyclic (1988-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
DeCS ID: 52178
Unique ID: D052998
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2020/07/06
Microcystins - Preferred
Concept UI M0490627
Scope note Cyclic heptapeptides found in MICROCYSTIS and other CYANOBACTERIA. Hepatotoxic and carcinogenic effects have been noted. They are sometimes called cyanotoxins, which should not be confused with chemicals containing a cyano group (CN) which are toxic.
Preferred term Microcystins
Entry term(s) Cyanoginosins



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