Ultraviolet radiation-absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids in coral reef organisms: A biochemical and environmental perspective

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 418-430

  Dunlap, Walter C ^a   Shick, J Malcolm ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; MAAs, mycosporine like amino acids; PAR, photosynthetically active radiation (400 700 nm); PC, phosphatidylcholine; PC OOH, phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxide; ROS, reactive oxygen species; UVA, ultraviolet A radiation (320 400 nm); UVB, ultraviolet B radiation (280 320 nm); UVR, environmental ultraviolet radiation (295 400 nm)

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0031817821     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340418.x     Document Type: Review

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