Effect of High Salinity on Mycosporine-Like Amino Acid Production in Desmodesmus sp.

Mycosporine like amino acids (MAAs) are UV absorbing compounds which are produced by a variety of organisms such as algae and cyanobacteria, in order to protect themselves from harmful UV irradiation. Thus, they can potentially be used as sunscreens in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. Many abio...

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Main Authors: Rouzbeh Gharib, Maryam Tabarzad, Tahereh Hosseinabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2020-03-01
Series:Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences
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Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/protein/article/view/28876