Mycosporine-like amino acid
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Mycosporine-like amino acid
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Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are small secondary metabolites produced by organisms that live in environments with high volumes of sunlight, usually marine environments. The exact number of compounds within this class of natural products is yet to be determined, since they have only relatively recently been discovered and novel molecular species are constantly being discovered; however, to date their number is around 30. They are commonly described as “microbial sunscreens” although their
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2023-12-27T07:04:44Z
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