Bioactivity | Cylindrospermopsin is a cyanotoxin produced by a variety of freshwater cyanobacteria. It is a polycyclic uracil derivative containing guanidine and sulfate groups, which can inhibit protein synthesis and covalently modify DNA or RNA[1]. |
Name | Cylindrospermopsin |
CAS | 143545-90-8 |
Formula | C15H21N5O7S |
Molar Mass | 415.42 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. I R Falconer, et al. Preliminary evidence for in vivo tumour initiation by oral administration of extracts of the blue-green alga cylindrospermopsis raciborskii containing the toxin cylindrospermopsin. Environ Toxicol. 2001;16(2):192-5. |