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The widespread occurrence of cyanobacteria blooms damages the water ecosystem and threatens the safety of potable water and human health. Exogenous L-lysine significantly inhibits the growth of a dominant cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa in freshwater. However, the molecular mechanism of how lysine inhibits the growth of M. aeruginosa is unclear. In this study, both non-target and target metabolomic analysis were performed to investigate the effects of algicide L-lysine. The results showed that 8 mg L− 1 lysine most likely disrupts the metabolism of amino acids, especially the arginine and proline metabolism. According to targeted amino acid metabolomics analysis, only 3 amino acids (L-arginine, ornithine, and citrulline), which belong to the ornithine-ammonia cycle (OAC) in arginine metabolic pathway, showed elevated levels. The intracellular concentrations of ornithine, citrulline, and arginine increased by 115%, 124%, and 19.4%, respectively. These results indicate that L-lysine may affect arginine metabolism and OAC to inhibit the growth of M. aeruginosa.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41877336, 41971043, and 42077122) and Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. BK20200093). We thank LetPub (www.letpub.com) for its linguistic assistance during the preparation of this manuscript.
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Yan, X., Zhao, F., Wang, G. et al. Metabolomic Analysis of Microcystis aeruginosa After Exposure to the Algicide L-Lysine. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 110, 12 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-022-03658-5
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