Search for dissertations about: "Nadezda Zguna"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Nadezda Zguna.

2. 1. Mass-spectrometry based survey of BMAA sources, distribution and transfer

   Author : Nadezda Zguna; Leopold Ilag; Jonas Bergquist; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; BMAA; LC-MS MS; chiral analysis; seafood; toxins; Baltic Sea; derivatization; Analytical Chemistry; analytisk kemi;

   Abstract : β-methylaminoalanine (BMAA) is a neurotoxic non-protein amino acid first isolated from cycad seeds in 1967. It is believed to be connected to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and is a ubiquitous compound produced by cyanobacteria, diatoms and dinoflagellates. READ MORE