Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs): Biology, chemistry and identification features

V Geraldes, E Pinto - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids are ultra-violet-absorbing compounds
produced by several organisms such as lichens, fungi, algae and cyanobacteria, especially …

Mycosporine-like amino acids: Potential health and beauty ingredients

E Chrapusta, A Kaminski, K Duchnik, B Bober… - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
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 …

Mycosporine-like amino acids for skin photoprotection

KP Lawrence, PF Long… - Current Medicinal …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Excessive human exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) continues to be
a major public health concern, with skin cancer rates increasing year on year. The major …

[HTML][HTML] Protective effect of porphyra-334 on UVA-induced photoaging in human skin fibroblasts

J Ryu, SJ Park, IH Kim, YH Choi… - … journal of molecular …, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
The significant increase in life expectancy is closely related to the growing interest in the
impact of aging on the function and appearance of the skin. Skin aging is influenced by …

Chemical Diversity and Biological Properties of Secondary Metabolites from Sea Hares of Aplysia Genus

RB Pereira, PB Andrade, P Valentão - Marine Drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
The marine environment is an important source of structurally-diverse and biologically-active
secondary metabolites. During the last two decades, thousands of compounds were …

O‐Methyltransferase is shared between the pentose phosphate and shikimate pathways and is essential for mycosporine‐like amino acid biosynthesis in Anabaena …

MA Pope, E Spence, V Seralvo, R Gacesa… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The parent core structure of mycosporine‐like amino acids (MAAs) is 4‐deoxygadusol,
which, in cyanobacteria, is derived from conversion of the pentose phosphate pathway …

Molecular mechanisms of marine-derived natural compounds as photoprotective strategies

Y Liu, Y Liu, J Deng, X Wu, W He, X Mu… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Excessive exposure of the skin to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) causes oxidative stress,
inflammation, immunosuppression, apoptosis, and changes in the extracellular matrix, which …

Insights into agar and secondary metabolite pathways from the genome of the red alga Gracilaria domingensis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales)

N Nakamura‐Gouvea, C Alves‐Lima… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gracilariales is a clade of florideophycean red macroalgae known for being the main source
of agar. We present a de novo genome assembly and annotation of Gracilaria domingensis …

Antioxidant activity of three seaweeds from tropical reefs of Brazil: potential sources for bioprospecting

JB Vasconcelos, ER De Vasconcelos… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Springer
We report the first screening for antioxidant activity (AOX) of three dominant seaweeds from
low intertidal reefs of Brazil. Sargassum furcatum, Bryothamnion triquetrum, and …

Nrf2 and NF-κB signaling pathways contribute to porphyra-334-mediated inhibition of UVA-induced inflammation in skin fibroblasts

J Ryu, MJ Kwon, TJ Nam - Marine Drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
In this study, we examined the protective effects of porphyra-334 against UVA-irradiated
cellular damage and elucidated the underlying mechanisms. Porphyra-334 prevented UVA …