Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids and Their Derivatives as Natural Antioxidants

Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids and Their Derivatives as Natural Antioxidants

Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are water-soluble molecules that absorb UV-A and UV-B radiation and disperse the energy as heat. MAAs show great diversity in their molecular structures, which exhibit a range of molecular weights spanning 188 to 1050 Daltons. MAAs are utilized in a wide variety o...

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Main Authors: Naoki Wada, Toshio Sakamoto, Seiichi Matsugo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
mycosporine-like amino acids
pigment
sun screening
radical scavenging
antioxidant
glycosylation
anhydrobiosis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/4/3/603

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