Freshwater Colloquium – Beyond Microcystins: A Decade of Research on Cyanobacterial Peptides and Their Implications for Human Health
School of Freshwater Sciences Ballroom, First Floor 600 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WICyanobacteria (“blue-green algae”) are ancient aquatic microorganisms capable of producing a remarkable diversity of toxic and otherwise bioactive secondary metabolites, including thousands of structurally diverse peptides. Among these are microcystins, anabaenopeptins, and cyanopeptolins, three major classes of cyclic peptides that …