Shedding light on sunscreen biosynthesis in zebrafish
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Shedding light on sunscreen biosynthesis in zebrafish
J ust as many people apply sunscreen before they go to the beach, bacteria, fungi and algae that spend much of their time in the sun also need to protect themselves from solar radiation. These organisms make small molecules that act as sunscreens by absorbing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Small-molecule sunscreens—which include compounds called the mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: eLife
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2050-084X
DOI: 10.7554/elife.07961