Microcystin-LF

Microcystin-LF is a bacterial metabolite. Microcystin-LF is a phenylalanine variant of Microcystin-LR. Microcystin-LF has cellular toxicity on Caco-2 cells[1][2].

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[1]Lawton LA, et al. Isolation and characterization of microcystins from laboratory cultures and environmental samples of Microcystis aeruginosa and from an associated animal toxicosis. Nat Toxins. 1995;3(1):50-7. |[2]Vesterkvist PS, et al. Comparative cellular toxicity of hydrophilic and hydrophobic microcystins on Caco-2 cells. Toxins (Basel). 2012 Oct 25;4(11):1008-23.