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. 2012 Sep 28;3:192. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00192

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Metabolism of the cycad toxins cycasin, MAM, and l-BMAA by plant and animal tissues. (A) Enzymatic conversion of cycasin or azoxymethane to MAM and its degradation product formaldehyde. (B) Enzymatic N-demethylation of l-BMAA by brain P450 to formaldehyde.