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Beta-Methylamino-L-alanine

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β-Methylamino-L-alanine, or BMAA, is a non-proteinogenic amino acid produced by cyanobacteria. [1]

30 relations: Amino acid, Aphanizomenon, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, Arginine, Azolla, BMAA (disambiguation), Creatine, Cyanobacteria, Cyanotoxin, Cycad, Cycadales, Cycas revoluta, Cycasin, Dimethylglycine, Excitotoxicity, Glycocyamine, Guanidinopropionic acid, Lytico-bodig disease, N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid, Nostoc, Oliver Sacks, Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid, Pteropus, Rachael Dunlop, Sago, Sarcosine, Shark fin soup, SLC7A11, Spirulina (dietary supplement), Zamia staggers.

Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

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Aphanizomenon

Aphanizomenon is an important genus of cyanobacteria that inhabits freshwater lakes and can cause dense blooms.

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Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae is a brackish and freshwater species of cyanobacteria found around the world, including the Baltic Sea and the Great Lakes.

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Arginine

Arginine (symbol Arg or R) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Azolla

Azolla (mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fairy moss, water fern) is a genus of seven species of aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae.

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BMAA (disambiguation)

BMAA is an abbreviation for the toxin beta-methylamino-L-alanine.

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Creatine

Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that occurs naturally in vertebrates.

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Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria, also known as Cyanophyta, are a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis, and are the only photosynthetic prokaryotes able to produce oxygen.

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Cyanotoxin

Cyanotoxins are toxins produced by bacteria called cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae).

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Cycad

Cycads are seed plants with a long fossil history that were formerly more abundant and more diverse than they are today.

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Cycadales

Cycadales is an order of seed plants that includes all the extant cycads.

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Cycas revoluta

Cycas revoluta (Sotetsu, sago palm, king sago, sago cycad, Japanese sago palm), is a species of gymnosperm in the family Cycadaceae, native to southern Japan including the Ryukyu Islands.

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Cycasin

Cycasin is a carcinogenic and neurotoxic glucoside found in cycads such as Cycas revoluta and Zamia pumila.

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Dimethylglycine

Dimethylglycine is a derivative of the amino acid glycine with the structural formula (CH3)2NCH2COOH.

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Excitotoxicity

Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which nerve cells are damaged or killed by excessive stimulation by neurotransmitters such as glutamate and similar substances.

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Glycocyamine

Glycocyamine (or guanidinoacetate) is a metabolite of glycine in which the amino group has been converted into a guanidine by guanylation (transfer of a guanidine group from arginine).

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Guanidinopropionic acid

β-Guanidinopropionic acid, also referred to as guanidinopropionic acid, beta-guanidinopropionic acid or β-GPA, is a dietary supplement.

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Lytico-bodig disease

Lytico-bodig disease, sometimes spelled Lytigo-bodig, is the name of a disease in the language of Chamorro.

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N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid

N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid or N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) is an amino acid derivative that acts as a specific agonist at the NMDA receptor mimicking the action of glutamate, the neurotransmitter which normally acts at that receptor.

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Nostoc

Nostoc is a genus of cyanobacteria found in various environments that forms colonies composed of filaments of moniliform cells in a gelatinous sheath.

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Oliver Sacks

Oliver Wolf Sacks, (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and author.

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Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid

Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid (ODAP) is a structural analogue of the neurotransmitter glutamate found in the grass pea Lathyrus sativus.

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Pteropus

Bats of the genus Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) are among the largest bats in the world.

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Rachael Dunlop

Rachael Anne Dunlop (born 19 November 1970), popularly known as Dr.

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Sago

Sago is a starch extracted from the spongy centre, or pith, of various tropical palm stems, especially that of Metroxylon sagu.

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Sarcosine

Sarcosine, also known as N-methylglycine, is an intermediate and byproduct in glycine synthesis and degradation.

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Shark fin soup

Shark fin soup (or shark's fin soup) is a traditional soup or stewed dish found in Chinese cuisine and Vietnamese cuisine.

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SLC7A11

Cystine/glutamate transporter is an antiporter that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A11 gene.

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Spirulina (dietary supplement)

Spirulina represents a biomass of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that can be consumed by humans and other animals.

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Zamia staggers

Zamia staggers is a fatal nervous disease affecting cattle where they browse on the leaves or fruit of cycads—in particular, those of the genus Zamia (thus the name).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-Methylamino-L-alanine

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