In order to survive in a highly competitive environment, freshwater or marine algae have to
develop defense strategies that result in a tremendous diversity of compounds from different …

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 …

Human skin is constantly exposed to damaging ultraviolet radiation (UVR), which induces a
number of acute and chronic disorders. To reduce the risk of UV-induced skin injury, people …

Taxonomically diverse marine, freshwater and terrestrial organisms have evolved the
capacity to synthesize, accumulate and metabolize a variety of UV-absorbing substances …

Amongst the diversity of methods used by organisms to reduce damage caused by
ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the synthesis of UV-screening compounds is almost ubiquitous …

▪ Abstract Organisms living in clear, shallow water are exposed to the damaging
wavelengths of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) coincident with the longer wavelengths of …

Elevated temperatures and solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation have been implicated as causes
for the loss of symbiotic algae in corals and other invertebrates with photoautotrophic …

Elevated seawater temperatures have long been accepted as the principal stressor causing
the loss of symbiotic algae in corals and other invertebrates with algal symbionts …

The cosmetic industry is among the fastest growing industries in the last decade. As the
beauty concepts have been revolutionized, many terms have been coined to accompany the …

The antioxidant activities of aqueous extracts of tissues from four different marine species
containing mycosporine-like amino acids were examined by their peroxyl radical-trapping …