ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry2018
Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids for Skin Photoprotection.
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- The Skin Microbiome, Microbial Metabolites and the Epidermal Response to Ultraviolet Radiation-Towards Next Generation Suncare.Experimental dermatology · 2025Review
- The role of mycosporine-like amino acids in skin care formulations: a patent review (2014-2024).Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2025Review
- Decoding Specificity of Cyanobacterial MysDs in Mycosporine-like Amino Acid Biosynthesis through Heterologous Expression inACS omega · 2025Article
- Direct Evidence of Microbial Sunscreen Production by Scum-Forming Cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea.Environmental microbiology reports · 2025Article
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- Reversing the directionality of reactions between non-oxidative pentose phosphate pathway and glycolytic pathway boosts mycosporine-like amino acid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.Microbial cell factories · 2024Article
- Insights on the UV-Screening Potential of Marine-Inspired Thiol Compounds.Marine drugs · 2023Article
- Applications of mycosporine-like amino acids beyond photoprotection.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2023Review
- Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Novel Mycosporine-like Amino Acids from the Two Intertidal Red MacroalgaeMarine drugs · 2023Article
- Protective Effect of Mycosporine-like Amino Acids Isolated from an Antarctic Diatom on UVB-Induced Skin Damage.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Recent Advances and Future Prospects of Mycosporine-like Amino Acids.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundExcessive 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 protective measure is the use of synthetic UVR filters formulated into sunscreens, but there is a growing concern that some of these chemicals cause damage to delicate marine ecosystems. One alternative is the use of biocompatible mycosporine-like amino acids (MAA), which occur naturally in a wide range of marine species. Their role within nature is mainly thought to be photoprotective. However, their potential for human photoprotection is largely understudied.
objectiveTo review the role of MAA in nature and assess their potential as natural sunscreens for human skin photoprotection.
methodA literature review of all relevant papers was conducted.
conclusionMAA are natural photostable compounds that are thought to offer photoprotection to marine species. Initially thought of as protective based on their absorption properties in the solar UVR spectrum, it is clear that MAA are multifunctional photoprotective compounds acting as chemical and biological anti-oxidants. This suggests that MAA may offer a novel eco-friendly approach to human skin photoprotection. Most studies have been carried out in vitro and current data strongly suggest that MAA have potential for development as natural biocompatible sunscreens that protect against a diverse range of solar UVR induced adverse effects on human health.
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