Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs): Chemical structure, biosynthesis and significance as UV-absorbing/screening compounds

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-17

  Singh, Shailendra P ^a   Kumari, Sunita ^a   Rastogi, Rajesh P ^a   Singh, Kanchan L ^a   Sinha, Rajeshwar P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Macroalgae; Mycosporine like amino acids (MAAs); Phytoplankton; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; DNA; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; MYCOSPORINE 2 GLYCINE; MYCOSPORINE-2-GLYCINE; OXYGEN;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALGAE; AMINO ACIDS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIA; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DNA; GLYCINE; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 50649102577     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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