Occurrence of volatile nitrogen-containing compounds in nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Valery M. Dembitsky*, Ilia Shkrob, Ovadia Lev

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Abstract

The occurrence of volatile nitrogen-containing compounds in the cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae has been studied. Twenty compounds belonging to four groups - amides of carboxylic and fatty acids, heterocyclic compounds and their derivatives, aromatics, and alkoxyamines and amides were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry that used serially coupled capillary columns with different polarity of stationary phases. Distribution of bioactive non-toxic and toxic nitrogen-containing metabolites in cyanobacteria are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1359-1366
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Chemical Ecology
Volume26
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

Keywords

  • Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
  • Cyanobacteria
  • Volatile nitrogen-containing compounds

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