acMCs	(linearized) acyclic microcystins
Adda	3-amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyl-deca-4,6-dienoic acid
BLAST	Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
Co-NTA	Ni-NTA column with nickel ions replaced with cobalt ions
hexaMCs	hexapeptides produced from acyclic MCs
HPLC	high performance liquid chromatography
IPTG	isopropyl β-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside
m/z	mass to charge ratio
MC	microcystin
Mdha	methyldehydroalanine
NOD	nodularin
ORFs	open reading frames
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PMSF	phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride