- rays. The
photochemical properties of
melanin make it an
excellent photoprotectant. However,
sunscreen chemicals cannot dissipate the
energy of the excited...
- (UVR) by
taking up melanosomes,
vesicles containing the
endogenous photoprotectant melanin, from
epidermal melanocytes. Each
melanocyte in the epidermis...
-
antioxidants (vitamin C and E) with and
without sunscreens as
topical photoprotectants". Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 76 (4): 264–268. doi:10.2340/0001555576264268...
- ****ure damage.
Melanin readily absorbs UV
wavelength light,
acting as a
photoprotectant. By
preventing UV
photons from
disrupting chemical bonds,
melanin inhibits...
- protists, and is
derived from the
amino acid tyrosine.
Melanin is a
photoprotectant,
absorbing the DNA-damaging
ultraviolet radiation of the sun. Vertebrates...
-
other functions,
urocanic acid acts as an
endogenous sunscreen or
photoprotectant against UVB-induced DNA damage. However, some
studies have questioned...
- it has been
suggested that
lichexanthone functions in
nature as a
photoprotectant—protecting
resident algal po****tions (photobionts) in
lichens from...
-
thickened upper cortex that both
helps to
retain moisture and acts as a
photoprotectant. The family's
adaptability is
further exemplified by the
range of specific...
- of a
xylanase from
Aspergillus carneus M34 and its
potential use in
photoprotectant preparation".
Process Biochemistry. 43 (1): 49–55. doi:10.1016/j.procbio...
- Bulbothrix. In nature,
salazinic acid
serves as an
antioxidant as well as a
photoprotectant,
helping the
lichen to
survive in
conditions of both
abiotic and biotic...
