The demand for natural products isolated from microalgae has increased over the last
decade and has drawn the attention from the food, cosmetic and nutraceutical industries …

Due to diminishing petroleum reserves and deleterious environmental consequences of
exhaust gases from fossil-based fuels, research on renewable and environment friendly …

Cyanobacteria and algae having complex photosynthetic systems can channelize absorbed
solar energy into other forms of energy for production of food and metabolites. In addition …

Fungi and plants are rich sources of thousands of secondary metabolites. The genetically
coded possibilities for secondary metabolite production, the stimuli of the production, and …

DNA is one of the prime molecules, and its stability is of utmost importance for proper
functioning and existence of all living systems. Genotoxic chemicals and radiations exert …

Mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids are ultra-violet-absorbing compounds
produced by several organisms such as lichens, fungi, algae and cyanobacteria, especially …

There has been significant recent interest in the commercial utilisation of algae based on
their valuable chemical constituents many of which exhibit multiple bioactivities with …

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation directly affects plants and microorganisms, but also alters the
species-specific interactions between them. The distinct bands of UV radiation, UV-A, UV-B …

Green microalgae for several decades have been produced for commercial exploitation,
with applications ranging from health food for human consumption, aquaculture and animal …

Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are water-soluble molecules that absorb UV-A and
UV-B radiation and disperse the energy as heat. MAAs show great diversity in their …