Aplysiatoxin
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aplysiatoxin-271-14751487
title:
Aplysiatoxin
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Aplysiatoxin is a cyanotoxin produced by certain cyanobacteria species. It is used as a defensive secretion to protect these cyanobacteria from predation by fish, being a potent irritant and carcinogen, by acting as a powerful activator of protein kinase C. While this action has a tumour-promoting effect, protein kinase C activation can be medically beneficial for some other applications, and synthetic analogues of aplysiatoxin have been researched for anti-cancer effects.
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Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplysiatoxin
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date modified:
2024-02-04T18:02:17Z
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