Spectroscopic Investigations of Oligopeptides from Aquatic Cyanobacteria: Characterisation of New Oligopeptides, Development of Microcystin Quantification Tools and Investigations into Microcystin Production

• Main Author: Puddick, Jonathan
• Other Authors: Prinsep, Michèle R., Cary, S. Craig, Hamilton, David P.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waikato 2013
• Subjects: Microcystins; Oligopepetides; Cyanobacteria; Anabaenopeptins; Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation-Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometry; Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Microcystin Congener Abundance; Antarctic; New Zealand; Miers; Miers Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/7289

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are a group of ancient prokaryotic organisms which have become synonymous with water quality deterioration. An array of compounds is produced by aquatic cyanobacteria, the largest group being the oligopeptides. A major class of cyanobacterial oligopeptides are the mi...