Multiple roles of photosynthetic and sunscreen pigments in cyanobacteria focusing on the oxidative stress

Metabolites

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 463-483

  Wada, Naoki ^a   Sakamoto, Toshio ^a   Matsugo, Seiichi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis; Antioxidant; Glycosylation; Oxidative stress; Photosynthetic pigment; Sunscreen pigment; UV stress

Indexed keywords

2, 2' AZINOBIS (3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; MYCOSPORINE LIKE AMINO ACID; PHYCOBILIN; PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PIGMENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SCYTONEMIN; SUNSCREEN PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANABAENA VARIABILIS; ANHYDROBIOSIS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC COMMUNE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 85016462364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22181989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/metabo3020463     Document Type: Review

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