Characterization of UV-screening compounds, mycosporine-like amino acids, and scytonemin in the cyanobacterium Lyngbya sp. CU2555

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 244-256

  Rastogi, Rajesh P ^a   Incharoensakdi, Aran ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Mycosporine like amino acids; Photoprotection; Scytonemin; UV induced production

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FREE RADICAL; IRRADIATION; PHOTOPROTECTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PIGMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASTERINA; CYANOBACTERIA; LYNGBYA;

AMINO ACID; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PALYTHINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SCYTONEMIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT PROTECTION; METABOLISM; MYCOSPORINE-LIKE AMINO ACIDS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UV-INDUCED PRODUCTION;

CYANOBACTERIA; MYCOSPORINE-LIKE AMINO ACIDS; PHOTOPROTECTION; SCYTONEMIN; UV-INDUCED PRODUCTION;

AMINO ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYANOBACTERIA; CYCLOHEXANOLS; GLYCINE; INDOLES; PHENOLS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84891495787     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12220     Document Type: Article

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