Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids: Potential Health and Beauty Ingredients
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Department of Plant Physiology and Development, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kopernika 27, 31-501 Krakow, Poland
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Mar. Drugs 2017, 15(10), 326; https://doi.org/10.3390/md15100326
Received: 9 August 2017
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Revised: 14 October 2017
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Accepted: 18 October 2017
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Published: 21 October 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Products for Health and Beauty)
Human skin is constantly exposed to damaging ultraviolet radiation (UVR), which induces a number of acute and chronic disorders. To reduce the risk of UV-induced skin injury, people apply an additional external protection in the form of cosmetic products containing sunscreens. Nowadays, because of the use of some chemical filters raises a lot of controversies, research focuses on exploring novel, fully safe and highly efficient natural UV-absorbing compounds that could be used as active ingredients in sun care products. A promising alternative is the application of multifunctional mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs), which can effectively compete with commercially available filters. Here, we outline a complete characterization of these compounds and discuss their enormous biotechnological potential with special emphasis on their use as sunscreens, activators of cells proliferation, anti-cancer agents, anti-photoaging molecules, stimulators of skin renewal, and functional ingredients of UV-protective biomaterials.
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Keywords:
MAAs; ultraviolet radiation; UV-absorbing compound; sunscreen; erythema; melanoma; photoaging; skin renewal; biomaterial
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Chrapusta, E.; Kaminski, A.; Duchnik, K.; Bober, B.; Adamski, M.; Bialczyk, J. Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids: Potential Health and Beauty Ingredients. Mar. Drugs 2017, 15, 326. https://doi.org/10.3390/md15100326
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Chrapusta E, Kaminski A, Duchnik K, Bober B, Adamski M, Bialczyk J. Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids: Potential Health and Beauty Ingredients. Marine Drugs. 2017; 15(10):326. https://doi.org/10.3390/md15100326
Chicago/Turabian StyleChrapusta, Ewelina, Ariel Kaminski, Kornelia Duchnik, Beata Bober, Michal Adamski, and Jan Bialczyk. 2017. "Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids: Potential Health and Beauty Ingredients" Marine Drugs 15, no. 10: 326. https://doi.org/10.3390/md15100326
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