microcystin-LR

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf heptapeptide
cyanotoxin
gptkbp:affects animals
humans
aquatic life
gptkbp:CASNumber 101043-37-2
gptkbp:category environmental pollutant
cyclic peptide toxin
gptkbp:cause liver damage
gastrointestinal symptoms
potential carcinogenicity
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C49H74N10O12
gptkbp:color white powder (pure form)
gptkbp:degradedBy gptkb:chlorine
ozone
UV light
gptkbp:detects gptkb:ELISA
gptkb:HPLC
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1980s
gptkbp:foundIn algal blooms
freshwater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label microcystin-LR
gptkbp:IUPACName (3S,6S,9S,12S,15S,18S,21S)-3,6,9,12,18,21-hexamethyl-15-(2-methylpropyl)-2,5,8,11,14,17,20-heptaoxo-1,4,7,10,13,16,19-heptaazacyclodocosane-22-carboxylic acid
gptkbp:LD50 50 µg/kg (mouse, intraperitoneal)
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction inhibits protein phosphatases 1 and 2A
gptkbp:molecularWeight 994.17 g/mol
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:EPA
gptkb:WHO
local water authorities
gptkbp:namedAfter leucine (L) and arginine (R) amino acids
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Anabaena
Microcystis aeruginosa
Planktothrix
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkbp:removes chlorination
ozonation
activated carbon filtration
advanced oxidation
gptkbp:riskFactor hepatotoxicity
tumor promotion
gptkbp:routeOfExposure inhalation
ingestion
skin contact
gptkbp:solubility water soluble
gptkbp:stable stable in water
gptkbp:toxicity liver
highly toxic
gptkbp:WHOguideline 1 µg/L in drinking water
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PP2A
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7