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Occurrence of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) in the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa

Liu, Z.·2004·Journal of Plankton Research

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Here we report the finding of two mycosporine-like amino acids (shinorine and Porphyra-334) in both a culture of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa isolated from Lake Taihu (China) and a natural phytoplankton sample collected from this lake which included Microcystis spp. Our results are the first to clearly document the occurrence of these UV-sunscreen compounds in a freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacterium.

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  • The MAAs most reported for protective potential against UVR are palythine (41), asterina-330 (42), shinorine (43), and porphyra-334 (45).

    “but the most reported for their protective potential against UVR are palythine (41) [119], asterina-330 (42) [119,120], shinorine (43) [118,119], and porphyra-334 (45) [118].”

    From UV Filters: Challenges and Prospects (2022) · cites this paper as [118]

  • Metabolites from aqueous methanolic extract of cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa include MAAs shinorine (43) and porphyra-334 (45) and are photoprotective with λmax = 334 nm.

    “| Metabolites from aqueous methanolic extract of cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa | MAAs shinorine (43) and porphyra-334 (45) | Photoprotective | λmax = 334 nm | [118] |”

    From UV Filters: Challenges and Prospects (2022) · cites this paper as [118]

  • Microcystis aeruginosa shows photoprotective characteristics as a UV absorber with λmax = 334 nm due to MAAs shinorine (43) and porphyra-334 (45).

    “Other cyanobacteria, Microcystis aeruginosa, showed photoprotective characteristics as a UV absorber, with λmax = 334 nm, due to MAAs shinorine (43) and porphyra-334 (45) [118].”

    From UV Filters: Challenges and Prospects (2022) · cites this paper as [118]

  • More than 30 MAAs are produced by algae and cyanobacteria.

    “There are more than 30 MAAs produced by algae [117] and cyanobacteria [118]”

    From UV Filters: Challenges and Prospects (2022) · cites this paper as [118]

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Authors
Liu, Z.
Affiliations
Jinan University (CN)
Corresponding author
Liu, Z.
Venue
Journal of Plankton Research
Published
2004-04-21
Volume
26
Issue
8
Pages
963-966
ISSN
  • 0142-7873 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-3774
OpenAlex
W2131512676
Cited by
85
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Plankton Research (publishedVersion)
Funders
Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX1‐SW‐12)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
Keywords
mycosporine-like amino acids, Microcystis aeruginosa, shinorine, porphyra-334, cyanobacterial blooms, freshwater cyanobacteria, phytoplankton, Taihu Lake

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