Light-Mediated Toxicity of Porphyrin-Like Pigments from a Marine Polychaeta

Porphyrins and derivatives form one of the most abundant classes of biochromes. They result from the breakdown of heme and have crucial physiological functions. Bilins are well-known representatives of this group that, besides significant antioxidant and anti-mutagenic properties, are also photosens...

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Main Authors: Mariaelena D’Ambrosio, Ana Catarina Santos, Alfonso Alejo-Armijo, A. Jorge Parola, Pedro M. Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/18/6/302