Natural microbial UV radiation filters — Mycosporine-like amino acids

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-352

  Rezanka T ^a   Temina, M ^b   Tolstikov, A G ^c   Dembitsky, V M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c N D ZELINSKY INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; SUNSCREEN;

ALGA; CYANOBACTERIUM; FUNGUS; HUMAN; LICHENS; METABOLISM; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALGAE; AMINO ACIDS; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; HUMANS; LICHENS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 5444236558     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03354663     Document Type: Review

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