''[...] Anabaena, Oscillatoria, Lyngbya, and Aphanizomenon produce neurotoxic anatoxins and/or saxitoxins. Anatoxin-a and Anatoxin-a(s) seem unique to cyanobacteria, while saxitoxin also arise in certain marine algae. Anatoxin-a is a potent nicotinic agonist that mimics acetylcholine and is used as a research tool in neurobiology. Anatoxin-a(s) is a structurally new organophosphate that inhibits acetylcholinesterase. Saxitoxin prevents acetylcholine from being released from neurons by blocking the inward flow of sodium ions across the axonal membrane channels, disrupting the communication between neurons and muscle cells [...]'' | ''[...] Anabaena, Oscillatoria, Lyngbya, and Aphanizomenon produce neurotoxic anatoxins and/or saxitoxins. Anatoxin-a and Anatoxin-a(s) seem unique to cyanobacteria, while saxitoxin also arise in certain marine algae. Anatoxin-a is a potent nicotinic agonist that mimics acetylcholine and is used as a research tool in neurobiology. Anatoxin-a(s) is a structurally new organophosphate that inhibits acetylcholinesterase. Saxitoxin prevents acetylcholine from being released from neurons by blocking the inward flow of sodium ions across the axonal membrane channels, disrupting the communication between neurons and muscle cells [...]'' |