Covering: 2013 to June 2018 Heterologous expression of natural product biosynthetic
pathways is of increasing interest in microbial biotechnology, drug discovery and …

Mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids are ultra-violet-absorbing compounds
produced by several organisms such as lichens, fungi, algae and cyanobacteria, especially …

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 …

Highlights•Extremolytes protect extremophilic microbes from environmental stress.•They
enable multiple applications in cosmetics, food, and health industry.•Ectoine is the industrial …

Photosynthetic cyanobacteria are important primary producers and model organisms for
studying photosynthesis and elements cycling on earth. Due to the ability to absorb sunlight …

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 …

Cyanobacteria, the first oxygen-evolving group of photosynthetic Gram-negative
prokaryotes, are unique among microbial world and grow in diverse habitats. Cyanobacteria …

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 …

The dramatically changing climatic conditions globally have equipped the Earth's early
inhabitants with some evolutionary advancement. With the increasing influx of harmful solar …

Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are secondary metabolites of a variety of marine
organisms including cyanobacteria and macroalgae. These compounds have strong …