BLUE ALGAE STUDY – SLIME PEPTIDE POISON STUDY
June 1st, 2006
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
A STUDY of mystery proteins found in the health food fad blue algae has given them a clean bill of health, despite increasing health concerns about this slime, which has become an occasional environmental hazard in fresh water because of eutrophication. The European Union (EU)-funded PEPCY project, wanted to investigate 255 unknown proteins - called peptides - in the algae, also known as cyanobacteria, because of tests showing the algae have poisoned dogs, fish, birds and other fauna. Related algae have also caused liver damage in ...
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