The oceans take up over 1 million tons of anthropogenic CO2 per hour, increasing dissolved
p CO2 and decreasing seawater pH in a process called ocean acidification (OA). At the …

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

Exposure to the shortest wavelengths in sunlight, ultraviolet light, constitutes a deleterious
ecological factor for many microorganisms. The use of secondary metabolites as sunscreens …

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 …

Taxonomically diverse marine, freshwater and terrestrial organisms have evolved the
capacity to synthesize, accumulate and metabolize a variety of UV-absorbing substances …

Human skin is constantly exposed to damaging ultraviolet radiation (UVR), which induces a
number of acute and chronic disorders. To reduce the risk of UV-induced skin injury, people …

Ultraviolet UV-A and UV-B radiation is harmful to living systems, causing damage to
biological macromolecules. An important strategy for dealing with UV exposure is the …

The health of freshwater and marine ecosystems is critical to life on Earth. The impact of
solar UV-B radiation is one potential stress factor that can have a negative impact on the …

In recent years, research on natural products has gained considerable attention, particularly
in the cosmetic industry, which is looking for new bio-active and biodegradable molecules …

Cyanobacteria are the dominant photosynthetic prokaryotes from an ecological, economical,
or evolutionary perspective, and depend on solar energy to conduct their normal life …