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Trivial Name : Micropeptin 1106
Source Organism: Microcystis aeruginosa
Formula: C 54 H 79 N 11 O 14
Exact Mass: 1105.58
Formula Weight: 1106.27
Production Method: Natural product
Storage/Shipping Conditions: This material is packaged in glass vialsand is shipped with an ice pack. If prolonged storage is required, keep in atightly sealed container at -20oC
Toxicity : Toxic; Hepatotoxin; and Possible carcinogen
Mode of action:
Microcystins and Micropeptins are cyclic hybrid non-ribosomal peptide toxinsisolated from various cyanobacteria.1 They inhibit eukaryoticprotein phosphatases PP1 and PP2a and are selectively transported to the liverresulting in acute liver failure and tumor promotion.2