• Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are small secondary metabolites produced by organisms that live in environments with high volumes of sunlight, usually...
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  • dimethyltryptamine many alkaloids and other aromatic metabolites Mycosporine-like amino acids are small secondary metabolites produced by organisms that live...
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    components such as lysozyme and C-reactive protein. It contains mycosporine-like amino acids to protect from ultraviolet radiation. The slime coat of some...
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    To protect from potentially damaging UVR, the algae provide mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) that act as sunscreen for themselves and the host. The...
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    able to synthesize substances for UV protection, the so-called mycosporine-like amino acids. The draft genome sequence of Klebsormidium nitens NIES-2285...
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    to have compounds that absorb UV light and act as sunscreen. Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) can absorb UV rays at 310-360 nm. Melanin is another well-known...
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    stress (desiccation, high UVR) to the coral holobiont through its mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs). The concentration of MAAs increases with stress and ROS...
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  • icthyodeterrent. Whitehead, K.; Karentz, D.; Hedges, J. (2001). "Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) in phytoplankton, a herbivorous pteropod (Limacina helicina)...
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    Glyphosate (category Secondary amino acids)
    ISBN 978-0-203-02388-4. Shick, J. Malcolm; Dunlap, Walter C. (2002). "Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids and Related Gadusols: Biosynthesis, Accumulation, and UV-Protective...
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    Phylotype A is found more in the shallow waters. It is able to produce mycosporine-like amino acids that are UV resistant, using a derivative of glycerin to absorb...
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    It contains metabolites such as carotenoids, peptides, and mycosporine-like amino acids, with antioxidant properties. Marques, A; Imaginario, S; Rodrigues...
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    Aran (2014-01-01). "Characterization of UV-screening compounds, mycosporine-like amino acids, and scytonemin in the cyanobacteriumLyngbyasp. CU2555". FEMS...
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    Carolina; Bonomi-Barufi, José; Figueroa, Félix L. (January 2021). "Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids from Red Macroalgae: UV-Photoprotectors with Potential Cosmeceutical...
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    1093/plankt/fbp108. Whitehead, K.; Karentz, D.; Hedges, J. (2001). "Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) in phytoplankton, a herbivorous pteropod (Limacina helicina)...
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    needed to make sense of the blooms. The protist can produce mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) which are water-soluble surfactants. A red tide caused...
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