Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs): Biology, chemistry and identification features

V Geraldes, E Pinto - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids are ultra-violet-absorbing compounds
produced by several organisms such as lichens, fungi, algae and cyanobacteria, especially …

Microalgae bioactive compounds to topical applications products—a review

M Martínez-Ruiz, CA Martínez-González, DH Kim… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are complex photosynthetic organisms found in marine and freshwater
environments that produce valuable metabolites. Microalgae-derived metabolites have …

Symbiodinium genomes reveal adaptive evolution of functions related to coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis

H Liu, TG Stephens, RA González-Pech… - Communications …, 2018 - nature.com
Symbiosis between dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium and reef-building corals
forms the trophic foundation of the world's coral reef ecosystems. Here we present the first …

Mycosporine-like amino acids for skin photoprotection

KP Lawrence, PF Long… - Current Medicinal …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Excessive human exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) continues to be
a major public health concern, with skin cancer rates increasing year on year. The major …

Abiotic stress in algae: response, signaling and transgenic approaches

M Kaur, KC Saini, H Ojah, R Sahoo, K Gupta… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Springer
High salinity, nutrient deficiency, heavy metals, desiccation, temperature fluctuations, and
ultraviolet radiations are major abiotic stress factors considered inhospitable to algal growth …

Mycosporine-like amino acids: making the foundation for organic personalised sunscreens

NN Rosic - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
The surface of the Earth is exposed to harmful ultraviolet radiation (UVR: 280–400 nm).
Prolonged skin exposure to UVR results in DNA damage through oxidative stress due to the …

Bioactive metabolites produced by cyanobacteria for growth adaptation and their pharmacological properties

P Nandagopal, AN Steven, LW Chan, Z Rahmat… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cyanobacteria are known as oxygenic microorganisms are able to release
oxygen as a byproduct during photosynthesis. Rapidly changing environmental conditions …

Recent advances and future prospects of mycosporine-like amino acids

J Peng, F Guo, S Liu, H Fang, Z Xu, T Wang - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are a class of water-soluble active substances
produced by various aquatic organisms. However, due to the limitations of low accumulation …

Direct pathway cloning (DiPaC) to unlock natural product biosynthetic potential

C Greunke, ER Duell, PM D'Agostino, A Glöckle… - Metabolic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Specialized metabolites from bacteria are an important source of inspiration for drug
development. The genes required for the biosynthesis of such metabolites in bacteria are …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience and self-regulation processes of microalgae under UV radiation stress

RP Rastogi, D Madamwar, H Nakamoto… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The apparent increase in solar ultraviolet (UV) radiations on the Earth's surface, due to
continuous depletion or diminishing of the stratospheric ozone shield has triggered serious …